Thanks, JBQ, for your reply. A few comments...
> Users can vote on issues by starring them (check the mouseover for the star). Cool, I wasn't aware that I could vote on the issue by starring it. Thanks for the tip. > Ultimately, though, it all boils down to contributing actual > implementations. Having ideas is one thing, but the end goal is to > actually implement them so that they end up in consumers' phones. I think you're missing my point. I don't have the experience necessary to implement all of my suggestions myself, nor do I think I should have to in order to participate in the development process. I would really like to see a place where I could lay out my ideas and get feedback from the whole community to see: 1 - if it's a good idea that would benefit other users as well, 2 - if the idea is feasible or in line with the direction of the whole project, and 3 - if someone is already working on something similar. Maybe then I would gather the motivation to implement the idea myself. Locale's feedback forum is a perfect example of what I am talking about. Note how the total # of votes is visible to all users, and Locale keeps the issues updated with notes regarding the feasibility of the suggestions. Also note how Locale never responds by saying "go implement it yourself". http://feedback.androidlocale.com/ > Google's internal database already tracks more than 1000 unimplemented > feature requests, some of which came from community contributors. You > can be sure that it'll be a very long time already until Google's > Android engineers run out of ideas about what could be added to > Android. That's good to hear, but could you please help me understand why this database is kept internal? It seems contrary to the whole concept of open source. Why the lack of transparency? > As time goes and Android shifts into a truly open-source project, the > entire community will gain more visibility into the entire process. > We're working hard to get there as quickly as we can, but it's a huge > shift that can't quite happen overnight and will probably keep going > for at least a few more months. Also good to hear that you recognize that Android is not yet a "truly open-source project". I suppose that sort of answers my previous question. But really, in the meantime Google shouldn't drive away valuable user feedback by telling them to go fix it themselves. Sam --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
