I haven't heard any feedback on the preliminary page describing the SLDev Open Source Viewer project at http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/User:Mm_Alder/SLDev_Open_Source_Viewer but there's a lot to read there, so maybe people were scared away by its length, but I would particularly be interested in hearing comments on the code review section:
> OK, so I'm completely making this part up, but this is the way I think it > should happen. > > Every week open source developers and Lindens gather at a miniature Roman > Coliseum on Hippotropolis. > > Contributors have added their names to a list on the wiki together with a > link pointing to the PJIRA issue that describes their contributions and > includes a patch file made against the current version of the SLDev open > source. One by one the contributors are called before the Linden tribunal. > Using voice chat and an in-world display showing the code with highlights on > the changes, the contributor describes what that part of the code used to do > and how this contribution makes it better. Developers politely ask questions > using text chat, and the contributor answers them in turn. > > In the end, everyone learns something, and if the code is deemed worthy, the > contribution is given a thumbs up approval. If not, lions. Or at least a > second chance. > > Well that's the way I think it should work, except for the lions. Is this technically feasible in SL? If such a gathering were to take place, would anyone show up? I see it as a way to build a community, learn the viewer code, and get changes implemented. I think it would make life easier for reviewers as well. Anybody else see it this way? Or would it just be a waste of time? Does the mention of "voice chat" doom it from its inception? Mike Mm Alder _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/SLDev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
