Nicolas Williams wrote: > 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. >
Please don't answer for me. If you've got a question ask, but don't presume to know what I do, say or think. Darren