Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-project (465 mails)

[Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 2010-07-29 13:44, Juergen Weigert wrote:
> > > Note that the platform strategy doesn't exclude a non-technical end user 
> > > distribution. On the contrary, it supports it. It just moves it from the 
> > > primary focus of the overall community to the focus of a dedicated subgroup.
> >
> > What bothers me about all this "We will focus on this" and "We won't focus on
> > that anymore" is that it's completely blurry.
>
> If it is blurry, it is not in focus. That simple. :-)
> The concept of primary focus and 'focus of a dedicated subgroup' is
> irritating, indeed. It is like having two eyes staring into different
> directions.

That would at least match the chameleon physiology... :D

> > My point is, you say primary focus is here or there, and I am
> > questioning whether you (pl.) are even in the position to declare
> > such a statement when it's not even clear that the end-user area
> > receives the most love right now.
>
> We can, and we should declare goals. But nothing should prevent a volunteer
> to contribute outside of the declared goals or focii.
> Let's assume I am a contributor and I have a plan for myself (like, e.g. 
> I hack this specific application until it behaves like it should).

The idea was to shed light in the area as to what happens when
$contributors (@contributors even) as a whole do, in total,
more work outside the goals. Then we've missed the goal --
or the goal has long been reached hehe.
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