From kde-devel  Tue Aug 04 22:16:46 2009
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2009 22:16:46 +0000
To: kde-devel
Subject: Re: KDE4: missing features from KDE3
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On Tuesday 04 August 2009, Parker Coates wrote:
> Being a KDE contributor is like being part of a sports team. If a
> player behaves inappropriately, his teammates can call him on it. Even
> if he disagrees, he's likely change his behaviour to avoid losing face
> with the team. If he doesn't the team can take corrective action by
> letting him play less or kicking him off the team entirely.

the problem is that i'm expected to and am trying to work with these people=
=2E=20
they are not fans when they interact with me on bugs.kde.org, file somethin=
g=20
on brainstorm or throw a list from a wiki at me, they are participants.

with a fan, you can just ignore them in the stands. they aren't on the=20
sidelines trying to coach you or get you warmed up to go back on the field.

now, if fans who have no responsibility or team connection happening are=20
allowed to participate, i guarantee you that many and probably even most=20
people who are part of the team will just leave that area.

imagine if fans were allowed down into the coach's box in a sports game?=20
mayhem! and players would go somewhere else.

now, i don't expect fans to get involved and participate and i'm just fine=
=20
handling them "out there" beyond the playing field. i did that for years=20
during kde3. but what's happened is that they've stepped on to the playing=
=20
field (we invited them to join us as members of the team) but are behaving=
=20
like fans and are tolerated as such.

so, i can say what does and doesn't work for a contributor, and the involve=
d=20
user base can choose to ignore that. we will end up segregated more than ev=
er.

or ... we can build systems that reward positive contribution and build tea=
m=20
spirit.

brainstorm is a nice start to that; it needs workflow improvements, but at=
=20
least it's collaborative, it's positive, it's easy for users to use and it=
=20
looks pretty. we need to improve things like brainstorm and see more system=
s=20
like it.

the fans can continue to crow from the stands beyond.

=2D-=20
Aaron J. Seigo
humru othro a kohnu se
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KDE core developer sponsored by Qt Software

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