On Tuesday 11 December 2012 11:05:40 Anne Wilson wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 11/12/12 07:28, Frank Reininghaus wrote: > > Hi Anne, > > > > 2012/12/10 Anne Wilson: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 > >> > >> On 10/12/12 09:50, Frank Reininghaus wrote: > >>>> There is a perception that devs don't listen. This is not a > >>>> > >>>>> complaint, on my part, but a statement of fact. > >>> > >>> Well, I can't speak for all developers, but on my side, there > >>> is a perception that some people believe "If I have a good > >>> idea, it will either be implemented by the maintainer of the > >>> application, or it will not be implemented at all, and then the > >>> maintainer has to provide an explanation why he/she won't > >>> implement it". This is confirmed by... > >> > >> I agree - there is a lot of misunderstanding. That's why I > >> think that if we can come up with a simple acknowledgement > >> (that's why I suggested something boilerplate) some of the > >> misunderstanding can be avoided. > > > > Yes, I think that we all agree that the frustration that results > > from such misunderstandings should be avoided. However, I would > > say that the average wishlist report on bugs.kde.org can usually > > not be responded to with a standard reply. But this might of course > > be different for ideas which have already been discussed thoroughly > > at KDE Brainstorm. > > One thing I have wondered about is whether it is worth adding some > flag to show which are brainstorm wishes, making it easier to assess > whether they are in fact of a higher standard. This sounds very good. For me it would be a help to see which wish list items come from brainstorm as I know that this is an evaluated and discussed idea and not a random thought. It's also easier than to point to a list of valid ideas when new developers join.
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