On 18 March 2012 22:16, erik quanstrom <quans...@quanstro.net> wrote: >> Agreed - people do tend to perform better when working on a project >> they are really invested in. >> >> But if that was true enough, wouldn't tons of people be stepping up to >> support plan9 development? >> >> If not, then obviously it's not worth anyone's time. > > your argument seems to me to be an all-or-nothing logical fallicy.
But in the context of GSOC, it's all or nothing. People willingly contribute small stuff, and hobby stuff. I see GSOC as a time where a project can get a lot of work done, pay the developer, and make sure they do it well. I regularly contribute to a few small Open Source projects. If I could get paid to do it, I would be spending a lot more time with the project :-) > i don't think the fact that the plan 9 community is small is an indication > that it's not worth spending time on. if that were the case, i'd be looking > for a new job right now. as it is, we're hiring. I agree with this. In the linux world I help out with Trinity Desktop Environment, a KDE3 continuation. I often see "small" being a bad thing. Personally I love it. Sorry for being misleading, sort of just rambling Calvin
