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Date:      Sun, 1 Jan 2017 03:55:36 -0600
From:      Mark Linimon <linimon@lonesome.com>
To:        dan_partelly <dan_partelly@rdsor.ro>
Cc:        Matthew Macy <mmacy@nextbsd.org>, freebsd-x11@freebsd.org, Beeblebrox <zaphod@berentweb.com>
Subject:   Re: End of year Xorg status rant
Message-ID:  <20170101095536.GA5573@lonesome.com>
In-Reply-To: <7dc8c4d9d9cdcb9bc0521d53cf94e04b@193.231.238.8>
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On Sun, Jan 01, 2017 at 11:36:38AM +0200, dan_partelly wrote:
> With all due respect, you guys need to take more seriously the process 
> and politics of contributions to FreeBSD.

I've been trying to promote this for years and have made inadequate
progress.  What are your suggestions?

> Especially the core, they should make this a priority. 

Everyone seems to think core "drives" the project.  It doesn't.  It is
more of a governing body.  Should it be more active?  Opinions vary.

> The time frame for review is way too big

Agreed.  I've not accomplished what I wanted to here, either.  What are
your suggestions?

> There is also something which I perceive as a lack of direction in
> the project. 

It's a collective, not a hierarchy.  People work on what they want to
work on.

mcl



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