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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: KDE development as a spectator sport!
From:       Richard Dale <Richard_Dale () tipitina ! demon ! co ! uk>
Date:       2005-06-22 9:43:20
Message-ID: 200506221143.20625.Richard_Dale () tipitina ! demon ! co ! uk
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On Wednesday 22 June 2005 12:23, Amir Michail wrote:
> > > 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
> >
> > This won't affect the behaviour of developers.
>
> I think betting would make it more fun for the spectators.  It need
> not affect the behavior of the developers.
We don't really need spectators, we need participents. The only use for that 
sort of gimmick would be if you had a non-community project, trying to pose 
as a community project. It's just faking it.

-- Richard
 
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