As far as the contributions goes, I just don't know of any other way to do it in a volunteer environment.
It's great to have a good idea, but until someone steps up with the code, it's just that, an idea. On a team, I can compel someone to implement something I think is a good idea, because I control their paycheck. Here, we can't compel anyone to do anything. Likewise, if I have one developer do something, and the work is poor, I can compel another developer to fix it. Here, if someone badly implements a good idea, we can't compel anyone to fix it. If no one volunteers, it doesn't get done. Because it's a volunteer project, we can only vote on what's in front of us now. We can discuss how we feel about ideas, but absolutely nothing counts for anything until it gets committed to the repository. And it's the same for everyone. We put the committers through the same gauntlet as new contributors, for all the same reasons. Any one of us could disappear tomorrow, and the rest of us would be left holding the bag. We all need to agree to everything, because we are all responsible for everything. Is there any organization around here? Yep -- all for one, one for all. :) -Ted. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
