| 1 | GLEP: 40 |
1 | GLEP: 40 |
| 2 | Title: Standardizing "arch" keywording across all archs. |
2 | Title: Standardizing "arch" keywording across all archs. |
| 3 | Version: $Revision: 1.1 $ |
3 | Version: $Revision: 1.3 $ |
| 4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2005/09/09 03:06:28 $ |
4 | Last-Modified: $Date: 2005/11/13 17:16:50 $ |
| 5 | Author: Grant Goodyear <g2boojum@gentoo.org> |
5 | Author: Grant Goodyear <g2boojum@gentoo.org> |
| 6 | Status: Draft |
6 | Status: Approved |
| 7 | Type: Standards Track |
7 | Type: Standards Track |
| 8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
8 | Content-Type: text/x-rst |
| 9 | Created: 3-Sep-2005 |
9 | Created: 3-Sep-2005 |
| 10 | Post-History: 6-Sep-2005 |
10 | Post-History: 6-Sep-2005 15-Sep-2005 |
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12 | Status |
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15 | Approved by the Gentoo Council on 15 September 2005. |
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| 12 | Credits |
17 | Credits |
| 13 | ======= |
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| 15 | This GLEP originated from a rather contentious discussion_ on gentoo-dev |
20 | This GLEP originated from a rather contentious discussion_ on gentoo-dev |
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| 80 | Rationale |
85 | Rationale |
| 81 | ========= |
86 | ========= |
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| 83 | There will be a considerable one-time cost involved in establishing a robust |
88 | There will be a considerable one-time cost involved in establishing a robust |
| 84 | x86 arch team--a good number of bodies (the amd64 atch team has 19 active devs |
89 | x86 arch team--a good number of bodies (the amd64 arch team has 19 active devs |
| 85 | and 12 active non-dev arch testers) need to be recruited to be part of the |
90 | and 12 active non-dev arch testers) need to be recruited to be part of the |
| 86 | new arch team, and convincing devs that it is in their best interests to work |
91 | new arch team, and convincing devs that it is in their best interests to work |
| 87 | in a new fashion is likely to be even harder. Certainly the benefit of |
92 | in a new fashion is likely to be even harder. Certainly the benefit of |
| 88 | consistency between the various archs is obvious, but is it worth the cost |
93 | consistency between the various archs is obvious, but is it worth the cost |
| 89 | involved? Here are the arguments for enduring the pain involved: |
94 | involved? Here are the arguments for enduring the pain involved: |
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