[arch-general] Fwd: [arch-dev-public] pkgstats: first results

[Aaron Griffin]

On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 2:44 PM, w9ya <w9ya at qrparci.net> wrote:
> If there is a problem with the servers and the load becuase of the community
> repo, please let's talk about that and how the community can help. I was
> reacting to input that was already forming a basis for using a bot's output
> to determine and regulate a TU's contribution. Further it was NOT clearly
> pointed out that this was being discussed because of a server/trunk load
> issue UNTIL it was challenged.

Ok, let me put my entire reasoning quite plainly.

You think "when the voting was added to the TU system the community
and TUs were SPECIFICALLY told that the voting system would NEVER be
used to make decisions about or demands concerning what any individual
TU decided to add" (which, I might add, I cannot find recorded
anywhere. Would you mind pointing me to some links, please?)

I think that that's fine, but there is WAY too much garbage thrown
around for no reason other than "oh, I wanted to try this new app, and
put it into community! I stopped using it 3 minutes later, so I
orphaned it" (read: WillySilly). This is unacceptable on the official
archlinux server. It's not in the _spirit_ of the repo. We need SOME
form of metrics, SOME form of control, and we have one.

So no matter what "TUs were SPECIFICALLY told", I think that's a load
of crap. You will always have people abusing a system. It is my
personally opinion that the voting should matter more to people. If
the voting system is flawed, propose another system. Don't claim "I
should be totally free to do whatever I want on your server" - that
reminds me too much of the Dave Chapelle skit where Rick James puts
his dirty shoes all over the couch. You are not Rick James.