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But at +</I>><i> the same time it is unrealistic, as a lot of logical thinking is. :( +</I> +I didn't say the goal was attainable, I quite explicitly said the +contrary in fact :) + +><i> Only a small percentage of users is able to write a good bug report, +</I>><i> much less users would be able to squash the simplest of bugs (like +</I>><i> fixing a broken dependency in a package, broken by a typo of the +</I>><i> packager or similar). +</I> +Then we need to grow this number. And for us, the first step to grow it +requires us to think positively ( ie, say that users can, instead of +saying "no, most of them won't, so we should not bother them" ), and +maybe to prioritize about those who do the first step toward +contribution ( now, that should sound elitist ). + + +><i> As we have already said here we first need +</I>><i> people who help other people writing bug reports - this may be +</I>><i> possible for a certain percentage of users, for others it may not +</I>><i> because they may not care. +</I> +Indeed, helping would be a first step. + +It will not solve the problem soon, but we shouldn't be defeatist saying +"people will never be able to learn". Most of them can at least learn +enough to understand. Maybe not how to fix bugs. Maybe not how to report +bugs. But at least, they can learn why it take time, and why their bugs +are not fixed yet. + +A little bit of comprehension can surely do a lot to reduce frustration +as expressed by Juergen Harms. + +And some of them can become indeed contributors. + +I knew Nicolas Lecureil before he had any kind of alias on any kind of +project, and have seen how he learned all its way up from a non tech +related job and studies to become the kde chief we all know. + +He is the living proof this can happen. And he is not the only one in +our community. + +><i> What you are talking about is the user who is already committed to be +</I>><i> involved, the community which is discussing here and elsewhere. But +</I>><i> the majority of users, even in a free non-commercial environment, is +</I>><i> not out for an involvement, they want to use the software. +</I> +If the previous conclusion was not elitist and arrogant enough, this one +should do the trick : Just using free software is likely to not be +sustainable enough in the long term. + +Some people just want to use, that's fine. I also do. + +But I also know that I can because some others people gave their time to +make this happen. I know that not everybody want to give time to make +free software happen, because others things are more important for them +( family, other important causes, job, etc ), and that's fine too. + +But to me, there is difference between not caring by lack of time, and +not caring by ignorance. + +-- +Michael Scherer + +</PRE> + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="001197.html">[Mageia-discuss] Think about bugzilla monitoring? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="001250.html">[Mageia-discuss] Think about bugzilla monitoring? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#1220">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#1220">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#1220">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#1220">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |