Well in that case maybe we can get some sort of official design document going so that we're planning rather than plinning. :P
*--* *Tyler Romeo* Stevens Institute of Technology, Class of 2015 Major in Computer Science www.whizkidztech.com | [email protected] On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:40 PM, Sumana Harihareswara < [email protected]> wrote: > On 09/28/2012 12:29 PM, Chad wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 12:27 PM, Mark A. Hershberger <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> I think Chad (^demon) was the the one focusing on this area. We should > >>> ask him what his plans were. > >> > >> Working code > great plans. > >> > >> Chad has replied. I think he would agree that we don't think we need to > >> hold back on dependency management to wait for him to produce something. > >> > >> Indeed, Antoine has already implemented some sort of Composer support to > >> help him manage the environment he is charged with. I recommend we > >> follow his lead and build on that. > >> > >> This is the whole problem with Cookie Licking. Productive people have > >> lots of great ideas, but we shouldn't let ideas get in the way of actual > >> progress. > >> > >> And just so it is absolutely clear: I have an enormous amount of respect > >> for Chad and admire the work he has been doing. I just don't want us to > >> put all our hopes on what Chad *plans* to do when we have other people > >> with ideas and ability. > >> > > > > I had plans for this, insofar as I have plans for lots of things. > > I've never committed to doing this, so nobody should wait on > > me. > > > > -Chad > > (a little offtopic) > > In my household we have a word for "sort of a plan but nothing definite > and still in flux". It is a plin. > > A plin turns into a plan once you've made a real commitment that has a > cost. For example, a vacation plin turns into a plan when I buy > airplane tickets. > > I think the equivalent of an expensive commitment in our community is a > public statement like "I will spend the next week working on $foo" or "I > will deliver $bar by the end of the month" or even "I am actively > working on $baz and will review new contributors' code in a timely > fashion". That is more like a plan. > > Plins are good! We need brainstorming and good intentions. But they are > not really plans. > > I agree with Mark about the danger of cookie-licking > http://communitymgt.wikia.com/wiki/Cookie_Licking . BE BOLD (and loud) > in overriding other people's plins with your own efforts! > > -- > Sumana Harihareswara > Engineering Community Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > > P.S. if you hate the idea of me using the word "plin" please contact me > offlist to bikeshed a new term kthxbye :) > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
