From kde-devel Wed Jun 22 10:09:49 2005 From: Amir Michail Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 10:09:49 +0000 To: kde-devel Subject: Re: KDE development as a spectator sport! Message-Id: X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-devel&m=111943582210797 On 6/22/05, Richard Dale wrote: > We already have the excellent weekly Commit Digest produced by Derek Kite, > which does exactly what you describe. It is then discussed on the KDE dot > news site by the 'general public', and the developers often reply. > Yes, but we can take it further. First, we could have an automated system to pick up highlights. This would make it more scalable than manually identifying such highlights. Of course, such a system may give poor results and might be best combined with manual analysis. Second, we could have spectators bet on various events (e.g., who will win an argument, when a bug will be fixed, whether a new feature will be added, whether a developer will gain/lose CVS write access, etc.). This would make things more fun and provide another way to identify interesting events. See the buzz game as an example of what could be done: http://buzz.research.yahoo.com/bk/market/index.html Third, we could allow spectators to focus on individuals (e.g., see all their posts and commits). Popular developers could get sponsored by companies just like sports stars. Fourth, we could have expert commentary on everything from code commits to interactions between developers. These experts would help the spectators understand key computer science/software engineering principles and how they are applied (or not) in various projects. This expert commentary could fuel the betting. Amir > -- Richard > > >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe << > >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<