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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2016 13:47:49 +0200
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To: Jookia <166291@gmail.com>
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Hi!

Jookia <166291@gmail.com> skribis:

> On Tue, Jul 05, 2016 at 10:23:07AM +0200, Ludovic Court=C3=A8s wrote:

[...]

>> > - GNUness over pragmatism.
>> >
>> > The main issue I had with doing an ARM port is the bootloader, and thi=
s is
>> > because everyone I spoke to except Ludovic seemed to be hesitant towar=
ds using a
>> > bootloader other than GRUB.
>>=20
>> I wrote repeatedly that using U-Boot is fine, especially if GRUB doesn=
=E2=80=99t
>> work on this platform.
>
> I know that's your stance on it, but there's multiple maintainers on Guix=
 and
> multiple people to talk about the issue, especially if I need help or rev=
iew on
> code. It's unsettling emotionally to see different people, especially aut=
hority
> figures who work with the code and decide what's useful or not, giving mi=
xed
> answers as to what direction things should be taken. Implementing somethi=
ng that
> only one developer approves of makes me question if it really is the right
> approach or worth people's time.

I don=E2=80=99t remember anyone rejecting the idea of using U-Boot per se.

BTW, formally I=E2=80=99m currently the only maintainer.  However, I think =
most
decisions should be (and indeed are) based on consensus among active
contributors (developers and people who participate in discussions.)
That can introduce delays in the short term, but I think it makes the
whole project stronger in the long run.

Cheers,
Ludo=E2=80=99.