Distribution quotes of the week

After the release is before the release. The only difference is the release name!

Since most of us don't have the time to completely build a self-contained Linux distro on our own, we're left with the apparently-unenviable task of working with other people to accomplish this. I'm all for making this as painless as possible, but I'm not entirely convinced that going along with pleas like "do I HAVE to read mailing lists" or "do I HAVE to let somebody co-maintain MY package or join MY team" or "why CAN'T I get into a revert-war with somebody who wants to add a feature to MY package that I don't personally use" is really going to lead to the sort of distro that any of us actually want to use.

If dealing with this kind of stuff seems unpleasant to you, take some comfort in the fact that it isn't any more pleasant for the rest of us. :)