On 24/09/13 16:41, Lucas Nussbaum wrote: > On 24/09/13 at 14:46 +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: >> On 24/09/13 14:09, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: >>> >>> On Sep 24, 2013 8:03 AM, "Stefano Zacchiroli" <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> On Tue, Sep 24, 2013 at 07:51:53AM -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote: >>>>> Its not just you - while I appreciate using a word other than >>> bitesized or >>>>> low-hanging-fruit, I tend to get the same slightly off putting feeling >>>>> about "gift" >>>>> >>>>> Not to bikeshead. >>>> So, folks, what do you propose instead? :) >>>> >>>> If the chosen terminology send the "wrong" message, and hence it's >>>> potentially a blocker, let's change it (but better do it only *once*, >>>> hence the need of getting it "right" this time). >>> I don't want to give the wrong impression - I'll still use the chosen >>> tag, but if I'm to play the Umarell, I'd be most likely to use "bitesize" >>> >>> Seriously, I don't want to get between work getting done, though. >>> >> >> However people feel about "gift", there is also the jargon factor. For >> newcomers, jargon is a barrier and potential time waster >> >> Can we use a word that is neutral and obvious? >> >> Maybe "trivial-to-fix" or something like that? > Wouldn't new contributors feel bad if they can't fix a "trivial-to-fix" > bug? > > I think that if we change the name because 'gift' sends a wrong message, > it would be better to change to something that doesn't try to convey a > message, like suitable-for-new-contributors, or new-contributors.
It is contextual as well What is "trivial" for an experienced Java programmer is not trivial to a Java beginner or somebody who only knows Python and C. My feeling is that a Java task marked "trivial" or whatever should be trivial for a Java beginner but it would not need to imply that it is trivial for somebody who knows Python. Maybe there could be tags such as "java-bitesize" or "python-quickfix" or "c-trivial" and in each case, it assumes the person attacking it has beginner level knowledge of the technology in question -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
