João Abecasis writes: > Aleksey Gurtovoy wrote: >> João Abecasis writes: >>> Rene Rivera wrote: >>>> I think the important question is: >>>> >>>> Will developers accept and live with whatever Joel and I come up > >>>> with as a new BoostBook style? >>>> >>>> If the answer is yes. The Joel and I can go away and work on it. If >>>> not, then our question is what process do we need to follow to get >>>> developers to agree on a design? >>> Well, I guess there's only one tried and true strategy for something >>> like that. >>> >>> 1) Sneak the changes into CVS in the middle of the night and erase >>> all history/remains of the old design. >>> >>> 2) Duck for cover. >>> >>> 3) Wait a long time for things to calm down. >>> >>> 4) Enjoy the moment, open a bottle of champagne, celebrate! >> >> Are you seriously suggesting this? > > I get the feeling that some Look & Feel discussions on the > developer's list have a bike shed taste to it.
In which particular aspect? > To be sure, my suggestion was more of > a joke. > > Anyway, I do think we'd be better served with a small group of > designers (e.g., Rene, Joel, ? -- I'm not really suggesting/voting > for names) working together in a benevolent dictatorship. This group > would have the power (and exercise it!) to disregard outside > comments. For all I care, it can be just one designer, but documentation is the face of the library, and the library author should have a final say on the looks of hers docs. > I'm sure they would be listening to other's > opinions. Still, I think, the only way for something like this to > work, without falling into the design-by-committee syndrome, is if > they have free reign in doing it. > > So, in the end, maybe I really was serious about it... I definitely think we can do better than your suggested process. -- Aleksey Gurtovoy MetaCommunications Engineering ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 _______________________________________________ Boost-docs mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe and other administrative requests: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/boost-docs
