Devon Ferns wrote:
What we need, if it's not already being done, is to define the intended user, which has been done somewhat, and then nail down at least some requirements. The requirements gathering has to be done in a way where people submit their ideas and the leaders pick and define which ones will be done for whatever milestone is set.
I don't really even want them so solicit ideas, or try and define mythical "target users" honestly. Software is almost universally better when there is very strong, opinionated leadership, who is out for something that meets *their* needs, and the needs of people like them. If I get an email client that meets the needs of Brent, John, and Gus, something tells me its going to be perfect for me as well. Democracy is great for government, but generates software that looks like ass, and tries to be everything to everyone (see: GNOME, KDE, and other open source desktop environments for Linux). I think Letters needs to sit squarely in the camp of oligarchy. -- Jonathan LaCour http://cleverdevil.org _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list List help: http://lists.ranchero.com/listinfo.cgi/email-init-ranchero.com
