On Sat, Mar 30, 2013 at 2:44 PM, Rintze Zelle <[email protected]> wrote:
... > Personally, I would really like to see the process of submitting > styles to the repository become more automated. Sebastian Karcher, > Charles Parnot and I spend a lot of time handling style submissions. > The volume of style submissions has increased quite a bit over the > past year, and a large fraction of the work is just making sure that > the submissions are done correctly. While I have tried to document the > process as clearly as possible for users, we still deal with a lot of > incorrect GitHub pull requests, submissions of invalid CSL styles and > style metadata that hasn't been entered correctly. My motivation to > continue to perform this labor for free has its limits, so I welcome > any thoughts on how to lessen this burden. I think this is the key, and as you suggest, is not really sustainable. So the question is how we address: 1) what the project would be to fix the problem? Is it a full-blown repository web app, for example, that could tightly integrate with the editor, that had the sort of broader review model I've previously advocated (e.g. that makes it easy and attractive for non-technical users to become style editors and reviewers)? 2) how do we fund it? On 2, I'm not really sure, but think some kind of logical institutional home would be helpful. What would be the appropriate medium and forum for us to explore different options (like, if a grant app, who would do it, and how?) here? Bruce ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Own the Future-Intel(R) Level Up Game Demo Contest 2013 Rise to greatness in Intel's independent game demo contest. Compete for recognition, cash, and the chance to get your game on Steam. $5K grand prize plus 10 genre and skill prizes. Submit your demo by 6/6/13. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/12124-176961-30367-2 _______________________________________________ xbiblio-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xbiblio-devel
