[Sussex] Reprinted from Gentoo Weekly News

[Geoff Teale]

Here's how Gentoo itself is reporting this weeks events:

Gentoo Linux adopts a new management structure 
On Tuesday, June 24th, Daniel Robbins announced a new management
structure for the Gentoo Linux project. This new structure is designed
to improve management, coordination and communication issues in the
Gentoo project. The structure is composed of several key elements,
including: 

      * Improved communication through the creation of regularly
        scheduled meetings amongst the management team. Currently,
        meetings are held on an ad-hoc basis which may cause gridlock in
        the communications channels and decision making process.
      * 
      * Delegated authority by clearly defining roles within the Gentoo
        project and assigning managers who are responsible for those
        particular areas. These "top-level" managers will be drawn from
        the current development team and will have complete authority
        over day-to-day decisions within their particular area(s).
        Additionally, decisions which cross multiple areas within the
        project will be decided on by the management team as a whole,
        rather than just one or two people.
      * 
      * Improved accountability by ensuring that everyone on the team
        knows who is responsible for a particular area. Projects without
        a clear owner can often stagnate or get dropped through the
        cracks because people do not know who to ask questions of. This
        new structure will ensure that everyone understands who is
        responsible for large projects within Gentoo Linux.
      * 
By implementing these changes, the internal development methodology
within the Gentoo project should become much more efficient and
responsive. They will also serve to help reorganize the project in such
a way to allow Gentoo to continue its planned migration to a
not-for-profit organization. While most of these changes are directed
inwards, users will notice benefits as well through improved speed of
delivery, increased quality control and other tangible benefits. 

Fork of Gentoo Linux announced 

On Wednesday, June 25th, the creation of a new linux distribution was
announced, The Zynot Foundation has created a new linux distribution,
based on Gentoo Linux, and will focus on the embedded markets as well as
supporting other architectures. By focusing on the embedded market, this
new distribution will be able to develop tools and technologies
optimized for this area which might otherwise be unsuitable for a
traditional desktop or server environments. 

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GJT
tealeg at member.fsf.org