>>>>> "Paul" == Paul Gress <pgress at optonline.net> writes:
Paul> I have joined a national volunteer organization locally (Civil Air Paul> Patrol), and joining so I agreed to do my job that is assigned to Paul> me whether or not I feel like doing so or not. And there are other volunteer organizations that do not work that way. It's great to suggest holes in what's being delivered. And it's fine to try to convince people to work on something other than what they would normally choose. But we should be very cautious about putting in rules that limit how people can contribute. There needs to be a compelling case for adding the rule. Paul> A list should be made, then anyone signing up to volunteer should Paul> be expected to choose one item from that list. I agree that a list of missing packages, or packages that need an owner, would be a good thing to have. And we can certainly encourage people to start with that list if they're looking for something to help on. But there should be the freedom to pick something that's not on the list. Paul> The CCD needs to be done the most effective way to be useful to Paul> the broadest amount of people with the fewest developers. If the developers are volunteers, spending their own time, why do we need to minimize their number? Granted, in the extreme it could be a problem coordinating the work of, say, a million developers. But we already manage with a thousand or so contributors to ON. I don't think we have to worry about having too many CCD contributors any time soon. mike
