| 1 | GLEP: 8 |
1 | GLEP: 8 |
| 2 | Title: Adopt-A-Developer |
2 | Title: Adopt-A-Developer |
| 3 | Version: $Revision: 1.1 $ |
3 | Version: $Revision: 1.3 $ |
| 4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2003/07/09 21:13:52 $ |
4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2004/04/04 22:56:06 $ |
| 5 | Author: Brian Jackson <iggy@gentoo.org> |
5 | Author: Brian Jackson <iggy@gentoo.org> |
| 6 | Status: Draft |
6 | Status: Draft |
| 7 | Type: Standards Track |
7 | Type: Standards Track |
| 8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
| 9 | Created: 02-Jul-2003 |
9 | Created: 02-Jul-2003 |
| 10 | Post-History: 09-Jul-2003 |
10 | Post-History: 09-Jul-2003, 4-Apr-2004 |
| 11 | |
11 | |
| 12 | |
12 | |
| 13 | Credits |
13 | Credits |
| 14 | ======= |
14 | ======= |
| 15 | |
15 | |
| 16 | Another idea stolen from somebody else :) This time I stole the idea from |
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| 17 | a KDE developer name Scott Wheeler who runs a program called |
16 | I borrowed this idea from a KDE developer name Scott Wheeler who runs a program |
| 18 | adopt-a-geek [1]_. |
17 | called adopt-a-geek [1]_. |
| 19 | |
18 | |
| 20 | Abstract |
19 | Abstract |
| 21 | ======== |
20 | ======== |
| 22 | |
21 | |
| 23 | I would like to start a program to bring together Gentoo'ers who need |
22 | I would like to start a program to bring together Gentoo developers who need |
| 24 | hardware, and those that have hardware to donate. This project will |
23 | hardware, and those that have hardware to donate. This project will |
| 25 | hopefully get developers that need extra hardware in touch with |
24 | hopefully get developers that need extra hardware in touch with |
| 26 | companies/individuals with extra hardware that they wish to donate to |
25 | companies/individuals with extra hardware that they wish to donate to |
| 27 | help Gentoo. |
26 | help Gentoo. |
| 28 | |
27 | |
| 29 | Motivation |
28 | Motivation |
| 30 | ========== |
29 | ========== |
| 31 | |
30 | |
| 32 | There are some developers out there that are using very slow hardware, and some |
31 | There are some developers out there that are using very slow hardware, and some |
| 33 | that have broken equipment that they could put back into use if they only |
32 | that have broken equipment that they could put back into use if they |
| 34 | had one more part. This program will help developers get the most out of |
33 | had one more part. This program will help developers get the most out of |
| 35 | there exisiting hardware and fix any systems that may currently be broken. |
34 | their exisiting hardware and fix any systems that may currently be broken. |
| 36 | |
35 | |
| 37 | Specification |
36 | Specification |
| 38 | ============= |
37 | ============= |
| 39 | |
38 | |
| 40 | This is a pretty low risk proposal for Gentoo Linux since it only affects |
39 | This is a pretty low risk proposal for Gentoo Linux since it only affects |
| … | |
… | |
| 44 | needy developers. |
43 | needy developers. |
| 45 | |
44 | |
| 46 | Rationale |
45 | Rationale |
| 47 | ========= |
46 | ========= |
| 48 | |
47 | |
| 49 | KDE does this [1]_, and I've sent an email to the guy who runs the project over |
48 | KDE seems to have had luck with this. I think it would benefit the devs, and |
| 50 | there, to see how well it has worked out for them. I think this would |
49 | make Gentoo better as a result. It would also boost morale by letting |
| 51 | benefit certain developers and Gentoo as a whole. |
50 | developers know they are appreciated. |
| 52 | |
51 | |
| 53 | References |
52 | References |
| 54 | ========== |
53 | ========== |
| 55 | |
54 | |
| 56 | .. [1] http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/ |
55 | .. [1] http://devel-home.kde.org/~wheeler/adopt-a-geek/ |
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