On Tue, Feb 03, 2009 at 06:20:41PM +0100, Darren Reed wrote: > A couple of thoughts... > > First, discussions about improving things should be > public so that we have transparency and can easily > coordinate effort. Without that, what you're referring > to might be about as credible as a politician's promise.
Not all discussions need be public, provided that public discussions are ultimately had (if nothing else at the ARC). If you work with a couple of colleagues on a design, then prototype, then come to the public list for review, then you're OK -- you risk missing crucial input early on, but if you come to the public too early you risk death by a thousand paper cuts. Put this way: do you share all your hallway conversations and private design thoughts on these lists? I didn't think so.
