on 3-24-2009 9:53 AM Karanbir Singh spake the following: > Morten Torstensen wrote: >> Can gcc/make be distributed? Could people dedicate their CPU time ala >> SETI or folding at home to test builds and compiles? I am not sure where >> the bottleneck is, and I know throwing money and manpower does not >> always help when it comes to software development :) > > There were a bunch of things that came together at the same time. So yes > perhaps more people would have helped here - but that again comes with > its own issues. Things that could have also helped are much faster > internet links, beefier build systems, access to certain data, more time > away from $DayJob, an economy and industry that wasent taking a crap, > people not having to work 10 to 12 hrs a day to (a) keep their jobs (b) > make up for work that other people who didn't have their jobs anymore > left behind. Add salt and spice to taste. No amount of seasoning would make that taste any better! > > Some of these problems are solvable if they stay stationary. > Unfortunately, you will find that none of them are. > > A lot of what CentOS is - directly maps back to the people involved, and > the process's being used. Take those away and the idea of centos is > becomes irrelevant. And for those who dont care much about either of > these two things, there is always an exit route, or a dozen. > > There are about two dozen people involved with the centos 'team', and I > am sure each and everyone of us would like to spend more and more time > and resources on the project - but there are limits that must be honored. > > Also, were not getting ready for 5.4. were going to be getting ready for > 4.8 first, then a CentOS6 Beta and then a 5.4. And then maybe you can take a breath? You all are very appreciated. Don't let 10 or 20 (l)users make you think that the other million or so aren't happy!! ;-) -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!! -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 258 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20090324/07339354/attachment-0005.sig>