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Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership
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François Pinard |
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Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership |
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Thu, 14 Feb 2013 11:07:49 -0500 |
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Bastien <address@hidden> writes:
> Actually, one of the reasons I want to step down in the long run is
> that I'm a bit frustrated of not having time enough to focus on big
> new features. But the flow of new users and new contributors is
> rewarding enough so that maintaining Org keeps being fun :)
A good maintainer, in my opinion, does not necessarily have to be the
main contributor in term of code or features. I more expecting him (or
her) to have good judgment and take "equilibrated" decisions, meant to
protect the overall spirit of a project and to nudge it in a sound
direction. And of course, to have high human and communication skills.
A maintainer who always says "yes!" and consider himself (or herself) as
nothing more than a "committer" of service is likely to soon drive a
project into a drab status. Behind anything nice, software included,
there needs to be an artist and a mind, much more than a committee. And
almost always, an artwork never fully pleases everybody.
François
- Re: [O] Fwd: Offer for taking over maintainership, (continued)
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Bastien, 2013/02/14
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, David Rogers, 2013/02/14
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Nicolas Richard, 2013/02/14
Re: [O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Jambunathan K, 2013/02/14
[O] Offer for taking over maintainership, Jose E. Marchesi, 2013/02/14