From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp1 ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms0.migadu.com with LMTPS id qBF3H3DvxGFSugAAgWs5BA (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 22:51:44 +0100 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:4a6f::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp1 with LMTPS id SNIzG3DvxGG+QAAAbx9fmQ (envelope-from ) for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:51:44 +0000 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 578502DBA7 for ; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 22:51:44 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost ([::1]:37744 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n0Vzz-0003xa-EP for larch@yhetil.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:51:43 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:47016) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n0Vzl-0003oV-55 for guix-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:51:29 -0500 Received: from libre.brussels ([144.76.234.112]:34874) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1n0Vzj-0007As-69; Thu, 23 Dec 2021 16:51:28 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=libre.brussels; s=mail; t=1640296281; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc:cc:mime-version:mime-version:content-type:content-type: content-transfer-encoding:content-transfer-encoding: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references; bh=n1gohhynC9yHB+c4grx0+G2TzBc9H9ImYtL8cEzWOK4=; b=HeFKiRA0fRD7zmI7vF0ss2WO33diR7A/xqjCzBDrYdAvNiJBAYTas3l0bmQs4jVnj2pTGv p657D5qoE2r6F42Gv0UJ9krE3YEqilC/uIC8TZL3CsAcxvgk97dWvEbh2JaYVFfd+YG4Cw wrXumsQlLcaToknLFkSXxMmb1EuUtdw= MIME-Version: 1.0 Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2021 21:51:21 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable From: "Jonathan McHugh" Message-ID: <5a1d9f608e098648daf3b34f173818ea@libre.brussels> Subject: Re: Formalizing teams To: "Blake Shaw" , "=?utf-8?B?THVkb3ZpYyBDb3VydMOocw==?=" In-Reply-To: <87lf0bwe07.fsf@nonconstructivism.com> References: <87lf0bwe07.fsf@nonconstructivism.com> Received-SPF: pass client-ip=144.76.234.112; envelope-from=indieterminacy@libre.brussels; helo=libre.brussels X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Cc: Guix Devel Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; none X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com X-TUID: K0KBdmqeeTGm December 23, 2021 4:13 PM, "Blake Shaw" wro= te: > Ludovic Court=C3=A8s writes: >=20 >>=20One idea that I like is to bring structure to the group, or rather t= o >> make structure visible, so that newcomers know who they can talk to to >> get started on a topic, know who to ping for reviews, and so that each >> one of us can see where they fit. Rust has well-defined teams: >>=20 >>=20https://www.rust-lang.org/governance >=20 >=20Definitely! Perhaps this an aesthetic matter, but keeping-with the > community spirit of Guix, and the existing nomenclature where the > 'core' maintainers are called a "collective", perhaps we should avoid > some of the more corporate "team" language of Rust/Mozilla and stick to > "collectives"? >=20 I=20reckon 'coterie' is more elegant a term: ``` : an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common= interest or purpose ``` =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D Jonathan McHugh indieterminacy@libre.brussels