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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: KDE Janitors (QA?) Proposal
From:       Luciano Montanaro <mikelima () virgilio ! it>
Date:       2003-12-20 15:48:49
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On Saturday 20 December 2003 16:16, Dawit A. wrote:
> On Saturday 20 December 2003 09:01, Russell Miller wrote:
> > I've no complaints with the idea, but I think "janitors" is probably a
> > term that some will shy away from.  Not that there is anything
> > dishonorable with blue collar work, quite the contrary, but it does lend
> > to an image that some talented people will shy away from.
> >
> > I think that perhaps "KDE Quality Support Team" might be a good name.
>
> I doubt the name would be a problem at all. IMHO it perfectly matches what
> the proposal is advocating. "KDE Quality Support..." can easily be confused
> with KDE QA which the author already stated is not the intent of his
> proposal. At least not at this point. Besides the name resembles the "linux
> kernel janitorial" team which basically does similar functions but for the
> kernel...

In fact I think the "janitor" name is better for a number of reasons.
One is that a similar project has done lot of good to the linux kernel,
so it is not a completely new concept.

The other is that the goal (or one of the goals) is to tidy up the various kde 
projects, to notice inconsistencies and bugs and to suggest solutions, or 
simple patches, so there is the analogy stuff.

Another is that an altisonant name like "Quality assurance team" is going to 
attract the wrong kind of people, with probably the wrong expectations from 
the involvement.

Finally, I think the name is not too serious, which is good.

Luciano, "It's a dirty work, but someone has to do it."

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