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Re: GCJ ------ file type not supported by system
- From: Pekka Enberg <penberg at kernel dot org>
- To: Guillermo Rodriguez <guille dot rodriguez at gmail dot com>
- Cc: AndÃÃ <gnu_andrew at member dot fsf dot org>, "classpath at gnu dot org" <classpath at gnu dot org>, kgy <gykarsai at all dot hu>, "java at gcc dot gnu dot org" <java at gcc dot gnu dot org>
- Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 21:54:37 +0300
- Subject: Re: GCJ ------ file type not supported by system
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On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Guillermo Rodriguez
<guille.rodriguez@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think that asking to "help rather than complain" is a bit unfair.
No, it's really not unfair at all. You are basically saying Andrew is
doing a crappy job as a maintainer when in reality he's pretty much
the only one developing GNU Classpath these days...
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Guillermo Rodriguez
<guille.rodriguez@gmail.com> wrote:
> First of all I am not "complaining", I am trying to suggest that perhaps,
> if time and resources are limited, the best way to spend them would be to
> look for a successor.
Thanks for the suggestion. We're going to just ignore it because it
makes no sense. Once you answer the hypothetical question *who* should
be the successor, you will understand why.
On Thu, Sep 4, 2014 at 7:17 PM, Guillermo Rodriguez
<guille.rodriguez@gmail.com> wrote:
> Second, I am willing to help in any way I can, and already stated that.
> Yes I can submit patches (and will do) although in my opinion this does
> not address the underlying problem. I think that updating the website
> (to help raise awareness and attract developers) would be much more
> useful than sending patches to fix bugs or issues.
I also think the website needs fixing. Are sources to it available
somewhere and who is able to update it if someone actually sends a
patch against it?
- Pekka