Hi *, with the lively discussion ensuing here, it is perhaps worth sharing my position ahead of the board call tomorrow:
Paolo Vecchi wrote: > Enable TDF to contribute more code to LibreOffice with in-house developers > to address our donors specific needs > I think it is worth considering, whether TDF should employ dedicated developers. I'm not in general against it. It is putting the cart in front of the horse though, to start with: * we want TDF to contribute more code to LibreOffice and then follow with * therefore we must employ two developers I believe it is more productive to start thinking about what we want to achieve, in order to fulfill our mission. It is therefore encouraging to read some good thoughts about that (RTL/CTL, a11y, and other under-developed areas with little ecosystem contributions). The board can then ponder what is the best way to achieve those goals, relative to other demands. It is possible, but by no means certain, that actually hiring specialised staff is indeed the most economic way forward (e.g. for an area like a11y). It should be noted though, also to manage expectations, that mastering even a small area in LibreOffice takes many years to learn. So hiring for a role has long-term implications then on which kind of tasks, features or bugfixes can be done in-house. Cheers, -- Thorsten
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