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Because IIRC it was really a free +</I>><i> developper who told me that developpers do not need users because they +</I>><i> are developping for their own needs in the first place (I reasoned +</I>><i> that users and developpers are needing each other as 2 parts in a +</I>><i> shared system). And it was another who told me that he'd rather spend +</I>><i> his time working on a problem than reading all that user stuff in the +</I>><i> forums. No employees! +</I>><i> +</I>><i> But I wish you were right. +</I> +I realise that what i described might not be the case in every FOSS +project or not in even in the majority, but it isn't just wishful +thinking, I know it is reality in some projects (even large projects). + +For example in the XBMC project (which is very large too), several +devs partecipate occasionally in end-user threads on the XBMC forum and +the interaction works very well as the devs are marked as such on the +forum so the interaction is normally very respectful. +This benefits boths sides as the devs stay in touch with what the users +think about new features or issues and the users benefit from an insight +into the thinking that lead to specific design choices. + +I think the reason this works well on the XBMC project is because the +devs themselves use a section of the forum to communicate among +themselves (rather than a ML) and therefore since they are on the forum +anyway, it's not a big effort for them to have a look at the active +end-user threads, too. + +While I'm in no position to influence this, I believe that Mageia +and it's community would greatly benefit if the Mageia devs would use a +reserved section of the Mageia forum (a subforum where only devs can +post) for cooker discussions rather than a mailing-list, since it would +bring devs and users closer to each other and facilitate interaction. + +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="000635.html">[Mageia-discuss] Artwork - Mageia Logo contest +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000638.html">[Mageia-discuss] Mageia Forums +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#636">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#636">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#636">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#636">[ 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> |