Re: GOP-PROP 7: Developers as resources (accepted)

[Ian Hulin]

Hi Graham,
I checked the html and typo alert...
On 12/08/11 08:04, Graham Percival wrote:
> No comments last time, but this is just a "confirmation of status 
> quo" proposal so I'm not concerned that I've missed any dissent. 
> Officially accepted now.
> 
> http://lilypond.org/~graham/gop/gop_7.html
> 
> ** Proposal summary
> 
> We shall treat developers (and contributors) as Independent 
> volunteers: each person does whatever they want, whenever they want.
> We have busy careers and lives; we make no expectations of action
> from anybody (with the exception of the 6 people in “Meister”
> positions).
> 
> Two people expressed interest in having some sort of “team” approach,
> where they would work collaboratively (possibly under the direction
> of somebody) on a problem, but that is not sufficient interest to
> make it worth organizing.
> 
> ** Rationale
> 
> I have historically been very vocal about treating developers at
 "I have historically been very vocal about treating developers as"
 (Stylistic note, you've changed from the "we" to "I" in the Proposal -
it reads better to use one or the other - then you change back to "Our
policy" below). Strangely the "royal we" sounds more collegiate and
friendly.
> “independent volunteers”, but some recent discussions are making me
> wonder if that’s the best way to go.
> 
> Our policy on this topic will influence many upcoming discussions.
> 
See above.
> ** Implementation notes
> 
> None yet.
> 
> 
> Cheers, - Graham
> 
Cheers,
Ian