It would be nice if we could track Elecraft feature requests in a more
structured manner. The same feature requests come up over and over again.
We often hear, "Elecraft will never develop feature X unless N users ask for
the feature." Rather than having subscribers respond to the Elecraft email
list saying, "Count me in", "Me too", ... why not allow subscribers to
express interest in a proposed feature by adding their name / callsign to a
"feature logbook"? One logbook per feature request. Logbooks would be
organized (tagged) by Elecraft product. Each logbook would include fields
such as:
Created by
Created on
Abstract
Description
Applicable Elecraft products
Disposition
Disposition updated on
...
We wouldn't need to burden Elecraft with maintaining the logbooks. We could
designate a few admins. We would need a means of authenticating a
subscriber (e.g., Elecraft email list username / password, QRZ.com username
/ password, ...). Any subscriber could create a new feature logbook or an
admin could create a logbook on a subscriber's behalf. An admin would
update a logbook disposition to reflect feedback from Elecraft (e.g.,
"planned for release R", "rejected due to technical limitation T", "under
consideration", ...). An admin would reconcile duplicate / overlapping
logbooks. Subscribers would only express interest in a proposed feature
(not disinterest). Comments, questions and concerns regarding a proposed
feature would be reconciled through the Elecraft email list and reflected /
updated in the logbook description by the Creator or an admin.
Thoughts?
Joe
KF5WBO
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