Hi niftynei, > When I joined the lightning community a few years ago, I was relatively new > to open source software and specification work. Rusty really impressed on > me on the importance of holding conversations, as much as possible in > public. > > Practically speaking, this encompasses IRC, this mailing list, and github > issues/PRs. > > The reason for this is twofold. It helps document the range of options > considered for technical decisions and it provides an interface point for > new participants to contribute to the discussion. > > Given some recent mails that were posted to this list, now seems like a > good time to reiterate the importance and preference of public > communication whenever possible, especially for specification or technical > discussions. >
I have to admit that I feel the same way. Although I wasn't present during the early days, when I scanned the list, I found some very good discussions about possible problems and solutions. It seems like the communication is more fragmented now. Cheers! Vincent. _______________________________________________ Lightning-dev mailing list Lightning-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/lightning-dev
