On 6/4/07, Brian Hechinger <wonko at 4amlunch.net> wrote:
>
> That completely useless bit of trivia aside, from what I've seen in lurking
> here, there seems to be a fairly small number of active people on this
> list as far as actual work getting done is concerned. I think that is
> going to be our greatest asset. There is no reason we have to pick one
> methodology over another, why not pick the best of both worlds?
Exactly. The world is not black and white - there are many levels of
gray in between, so to say.
>
> I think a "commit first wins" policy helps promote getting work done, and
> yes, we do all want to avoid duplicated effort, especially considering the
> size of this particular development "team"; however, that means it is also
> very simple for someone to announce what it is they intend on working on
> and for us to mostly keep track of it.
>
> Might I suggest a combination of the two? Let's get a website somewhere
> (I'd be more than happy to contribute to coding skills for that) somewhere
> that tracks what people plan on doing. "Commit first wins" still applies,
> but make sure you see what everyone else is trying to accomplish and before
> blindly plowing into a project, see if maybe you can't help someone else
> who's already started, or who at least has the interest.
You just get the words out of my mouth :)
> This is a team effort, so let's act like a team. ;)
>
> Just my minimal number of local currency.
>
> -brian
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Regards,
Cyril
