On Saturday, February 20, 2010, Mike McGrath <mmcgrath@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Sat, 20 Feb 2010, Thomas Janssen wrote: > >> 2010/2/20 Paul W. Frields <stickster@xxxxxxxxx>: >> > On Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 08:44:56PM -0500, Máirín Duffy wrote: >> >> Hi Greg, >> >> >> >> On Thu, 2010-02-18 at 17:30 -0500, Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote: >> >> > Think of it this way: every Fedora subproject, from the lowest SIG to the >> >> > loftiest, competes for resources, to a greater or lesser extent. >> >> > >> >> > Like the homepage, for instance. The homepage of redhat.com, for example, >> >> > is the subject of insanely brutal infighting, because everyone wants to >> >> > see their baby get equal treatment. Which is fair, btw, and which we will >> >> > see more and more in Fedora-land as we continue to discuss issues of >> >> > "focus". >> >> > >> >> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention_economy >> >> > >> >> > "Attention", or "focus" if you prefer, is a scarce resource. If you work >> >> > on KDE or Xfce, and all of the conversation is continually around "focus", >> >> > and it seems like that "focus" discussion continues to be "a usability >> >> > focus on the primary spin," then one wonders "will I have access to these >> >> > resources?" In fact, one knows the answer, and therefore doesn't bother >> >> > to ask. >> >> >> >> Those resources are not as fluid or transferable as they seem in the >> >> abstract, though. Adam enjoys working on XFCE. Nobody is going to force >> >> him to stop working on it - it's just not reasonable. I have no QT or >> >> KDE app design expertise. If we suddenly decided to focus on the KDE >> >> spin as the default spin, am I going to be expected to start churning >> >> out mockups for KDE apps or am I going to be prevented from continuing >> >> to work on mockups for GTK+-based apps? >> >> >> >> There's a reality here that's not being acknowledged, and it has little >> >> to do with popularity. I hope folks who work on XFCE or KDE in Fedora >> >> don't come into those projects with the expectation that the same amount >> >> of resources are dedicated to those as the desktop spin - because that's >> >> never been true, and I sure hope they've not been misled into thinking >> >> so. If I go to a Honda dealer in order to buy a Chevy I saw an ad for in >> >> the paper, I do go with the full understanding that they're a Honda >> >> dealership and don't argue with the dealer that he should have that used >> >> Cobalt in red, blue, and silver as well as black. >> > [...snip...] >> > >> > It's important we realize this isn't just about spins or desktop >> > environments. It's also about the people who work on QA, release >> > engineering, docs, marketing, testing, and so forth. Since time >> > immemorial we've had unresolved questions about how to resolve >> > conflicts between how our technology moves, what should be documented >> > by default, how QA picks targets for testing... all of these questions >> > have been around for a while. In part we're trying to acknowledge >> > those issues and move on. At the same time, recognizing those areas >> > may have scant resources, we want to identify the gaps they create >> > clearly. That way, contributors *know where their help is needed*, >> > and also have the opportunity to gather like-minded people to work on >> > closing them. >> >> Interesting. As the KDE SIG decided (IIRC it was pointed out that we >> need that) that we do better QA for the KDE Desktop spin, i sent a >> mail to the list introduced myself and applied for the QA group in >> FAS. I still wait to get approved for QA. I dont want to say it's >> because of KDE is not part of the QA work that's going on. I just want >> to show that it's frustrating to want to do the work, already doing >> the work (as possible), but not getting applied. >> > > FWIW, doing what you said you did... isn't mentioned in here once: > > http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA/Join > > Perhaps thats why you're still waiting? Mike, I know you're excruciatingly busy, as are we all, but it is very important especially when dealing with people who are using English as a second language to rake the time to be a bit more verbose. To a ESL person this message might be interpreted to mean "you're going to be kept waiting still." I know that is not at all what you meant but it's best to use the opportunity when you reply to point the OP to the right thing to do. Saves a lot of time in misunderstandings. Paul _______________________________________________ advisory-board mailing list advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/advisory-board
