Le mardi 19 avril 2005 Ã 20:55 +0000, Andrew Brown a Ãcrit : > It still looks as if the big contribution of volunteer developers is > bringing OOo on other platforms up to the level of Star Office on Windows.
Why would anyone sink huge developments efforts into new features when simple fixes that make current features suck less are not being applied? Building a contributor community is no magic, it's all about merging code people send you, starting with small stuff 1. it's how people get into with the codebase 2. it reassures them that if they spend their precious time upfront coding they won't find a closed door afterwards 3. if you don't leave trivial stuff to newcomers either senior coders will have to do it or it won't be done 4. simple management logic is to do low hanging fruits first, and propagate proved solutions from other products/platforms before experimenting > Where's the innovation? Bolt a rocket engine on a rusty carcass and it'll disintegrate as soon as you start it. OpenOffice.org/StarOffice needs more people replacing the rusty parts and less people dreaming about rocket engines. This is only more evident on platforms not basking in Sun love. This apart from the fact no one will donate a rocket engine to people that wouldn't be bothered with oking a bit of paint work when it was last offered. -- Nicolas Mailhot
