On Sun, Apr 21, 2024 at 5:18 PM Ivanmarcus <[email protected]> wrote:
> Stephan, > > Having been around here for a while I'd be very surprised to find code > contributions simply 'ignored'. If you look at Guacamole's development > history I think you'd see that contributions are welcomed, and where > they address a need and/or fit the project well they are incorporated. > > Naturally there would be discussion, and it *may* be that some > contributions are not [immediately] accepted, however they would not be > discarded out of hand for no reason. Perhaps this has been your > experience of other projects but please don't anticipate it here. > > Yes, completely agree. There is definitely scrutiny of changes and discussion around it, and a rather robust review process. So, while changes will not be discarded out of hand, for no reason, they will also not be blindly accepted. > Otherwise it's my view (and clearly that of many others) that Guacamole > is not a 'mediocre' product. It has its flaws and no doubt could be > improved, but being derogatory about something is not especially > productive and rarely a good way to effect change. > > Thus I wonder if you might spend a little time looking closely at > Guacamole's development and how/why it works the way it does presently? > As an active project with good interaction and hard working developers, > input from experienced coders would be gratefully received. However I > suggest the usual way to go about changing something is first to become > involved, become 'known' by your contributions, to gain better knowledge > of the issues and direction facing the project, and thence be able to > effect positive and cohesive change... > > +1 I would love to see the community of active contributors, both developers and supporters on the mailing list, grow to include a greater number and more diverse population. -Nick
