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34<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Adopt-A-Developer</td> 29<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Title:</th><td class="field-body">Adopt-A-Developer</td>
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36<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.2</td> 31<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Version:</th><td class="field-body">1.4</td>
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38<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0008.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2003/11/17 15:13:23</a></td> 33<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Last-Modified:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/xml/htdocs/proj/en/glep/glep-0008.txt?cvsroot=gentoo">2006/09/04 03:06:32</a></td>
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40<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Brian Jackson &lt;iggy&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td> 35<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Author:</th><td class="field-body">Brian Jackson &lt;iggy&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;,
36Thomas Cort &lt;tcort&#32;&#97;t&#32;gentoo.org&gt;</td>
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42<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Draft</td> 38<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Status:</th><td class="field-body">Final</td>
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44<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td> 40<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Type:</th><td class="field-body">Standards Track</td>
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46<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td> 42<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Content-Type:</th><td class="field-body"><a class="reference" href="glep-0002.html">text/x-rst</a></td>
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48<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">02-Jul-2003</td> 44<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Created:</th><td class="field-body">02-Jul-2003</td>
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50<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">09-Jul-2003, 4-Apr-2004</td> 46<tr class="field"><th class="field-name">Post-History:</th><td class="field-body">09-Jul-2003, 4-Apr-2004, 3-Sep-2006</td>
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55<div class="contents topic" id="contents"> 51<div class="contents topic">
56<p class="topic-title"><a name="contents">Contents</a></p> 52<p class="topic-title first"><a id="contents" name="contents">Contents</a></p>
57<ul class="simple"> 53<ul class="simple">
54<li><a class="reference" href="#status" id="id3" name="id3">Status</a></li>
58<li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id3" name="id3">Credits</a></li> 55<li><a class="reference" href="#credits" id="id4" name="id4">Credits</a></li>
59<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id4" name="id4">Abstract</a></li> 56<li><a class="reference" href="#abstract" id="id5" name="id5">Abstract</a></li>
60<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id5" name="id5">Motivation</a></li> 57<li><a class="reference" href="#motivation" id="id6" name="id6">Motivation</a></li>
61<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id6" name="id6">Specification</a></li> 58<li><a class="reference" href="#specification" id="id7" name="id7">Specification</a></li>
62<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id7" name="id7">Rationale</a></li> 59<li><a class="reference" href="#rationale" id="id8" name="id8">Rationale</a></li>
63<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id8" name="id8">References</a></li> 60<li><a class="reference" href="#references" id="id9" name="id9">References</a></li>
64<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id9" name="id9">Copyright</a></li> 61<li><a class="reference" href="#copyright" id="id10" name="id10">Copyright</a></li>
65</ul> 62</ul>
66</div> 63</div>
67<div class="section" id="credits"> 64<div class="section">
65<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" id="status" name="status">Status</a></h1>
66<p>Reactivated by tcort, now existing at
67<a class="reference" href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/userrel/adopt-a-dev/">http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/userrel/adopt-a-dev/</a>.
68Since the community has bought into it, GLEP editor g2boojum
69has marked it as &quot;final&quot;.</p>
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68<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id3" name="credits">Credits</a></h1> 72<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" id="credits" name="credits">Credits</a></h1>
69<p>I borrowed this idea from a KDE developer name Scott Wheeler who runs a program 73<p>I borrowed this idea from a KDE developer name Scott Wheeler who runs a program
70called adopt-a-geek <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id2" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a>.</p> 74called adopt-a-geek <a class="footnote-reference" href="#id2" id="id1" name="id1">[1]</a>.</p>
71</div> 75</div>
72<div class="section" id="abstract"> 76<div class="section">
73<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id4" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1> 77<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" id="abstract" name="abstract">Abstract</a></h1>
74<p>I would like to start a program to bring together Gentoo developers who need 78<p>I would like to start a program to bring together Gentoo developers who need
75hardware, and those that have hardware to donate. This project will 79hardware, and those that have hardware to donate. This project will
76hopefully get developers that need extra hardware in touch with 80hopefully get developers that need extra hardware in touch with
77companies/individuals with extra hardware that they wish to donate to 81companies/individuals with extra hardware that they wish to donate to
78help Gentoo.</p> 82help Gentoo.</p>
79</div> 83</div>
80<div class="section" id="motivation"> 84<div class="section">
81<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id5" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1> 85<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" id="motivation" name="motivation">Motivation</a></h1>
82<p>There are some developers out there that are using very slow hardware, and some 86<p>There are some developers out there that are using very slow hardware, and some
83that have broken equipment that they could put back into use if they 87that have broken equipment that they could put back into use if they
84had one more part. This program will help developers get the most out of 88had one more part. This program will help developers get the most out of
85their exisiting hardware and fix any systems that may currently be broken.</p> 89their exisiting hardware and fix any systems that may currently be broken.</p>
86</div> 90</div>
87<div class="section" id="specification"> 91<div class="section">
88<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id6" name="specification">Specification</a></h1> 92<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" id="specification" name="specification">Specification</a></h1>
89<p>This is a pretty low risk proposal for Gentoo Linux since it only affects 93<p>This is a pretty low risk proposal for Gentoo Linux since it only affects
90me, and whoever else wishes to help out. This project would keep very 94me, and whoever else wishes to help out. This project would keep very
91detailed records of everything that came in and out. We would actually not 95detailed records of everything that came in and out. We would actually not
92handle any hardware. We would just facilitate connecting hardware with 96handle any hardware. We would just facilitate connecting hardware with
93needy developers.</p> 97needy developers.</p>
94</div> 98</div>
95<div class="section" id="rationale"> 99<div class="section">
96<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id7" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1> 100<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" id="rationale" name="rationale">Rationale</a></h1>
97<p>KDE seems to have had luck with this. I think it would benefit the devs, and 101<p>KDE seems to have had luck with this. I think it would benefit the devs, and
98make Gentoo better as a result. It would also boost morale by letting 102make Gentoo better as a result. It would also boost morale by letting
99developers know they are appreciated.</p> 103developers know they are appreciated.</p>
100</div> 104</div>
101<div class="section" id="references"> 105<div class="section">
102<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id8" name="references">References</a></h1> 106<h1><a class="toc-backref" href="#id9" id="references" name="references">References</a></h1>
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106<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1" name="id2">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/">http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/</a></td></tr> 110<tr><td class="label"><a class="fn-backref" href="#id1" name="id2">[1]</a></td><td><a class="reference" href="http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/">http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/</a></td></tr>
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