I miss the good old days when Open Source communities were based on the
contributions that they got, where the contributors were heroes, and
the quality of the resulting product were the product of their goodwill
and skill. I find that participating in the Eclipse release train
nowadays involves efforts that are somewhat overwhelming and that I,
instead of adding valid functionality to the areas where I contribute,
am forced to implement requirements that brings much less benefit to
the intended user base.
I think that when a central management stipulates this many
requirements for individual projects, there's a high risk that all the
fun is taken out of it. As a contributor, and even as a project
manager, I loose control. I no longer decide what's important in my own
domain. I no longer prioritize what to do with the time I spend on the
projects. Someone else does. A lot of the motivation is thereby lost,
replaced with a whip that forces me to comply with a strict set of
rules. Was that the intention? I don't think so.
Don't get me wrong, I can see that there are benefits in having a
common set of requirements. I just think it's a tad too much now.
Regards,
Thomas Hallgren
Schaefer, Doug wrote:
It'll be interesting to see what
happens when we get to the Release Review and find few of us actually
did all the must dos. Unfortunately, the must do's didn't come with
additional contributions and I can't seem to pull any out of my, uh,
never mind. I see Doom ahead unless a Christmas miracle happens.
Doug.
Hi Team, with respect to the questioning of the capabilities as
a "must do":
http://ahuntereclipse.blogspot.com/2008/11/i-just-dont-have-any-capabilities.html
and further comments should go on https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=252807
Cheers...
Anthony
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Anthony Hunter mailto:anthonyh@xxxxxxxxxx
Software Development Manager: Eclipse Open Source Components
IBM Rational Software: Aurora / GEF / GMF / Modeling Tools
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