20,741
edits
How the FlightGear project works: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
How the FlightGear project works (view source)
Revision as of 18:51, 8 February 2012
, 8 February 2012→FlightGear is a meritocracy
| Line 136: | Line 136: | ||
In theory, I can spend 5 weeks of my spare time coding something I don't like, but why should I do that? Do you expect me to sit down and do something I dislike just because you (or other users) asked me to do it? Am I supposed to get satisfaction out of doing something for others, even if I don't like it? I don't know if there are people like that, if so, I've yet to meet them. My idea of the deal is: If somebody wants a feature I don't want to code, he can get my help to do it, he can get advice and a well-defined interface, he can get documentation - but that's about it. | In theory, I can spend 5 weeks of my spare time coding something I don't like, but why should I do that? Do you expect me to sit down and do something I dislike just because you (or other users) asked me to do it? Am I supposed to get satisfaction out of doing something for others, even if I don't like it? I don't know if there are people like that, if so, I've yet to meet them. My idea of the deal is: If somebody wants a feature I don't want to code, he can get my help to do it, he can get advice and a well-defined interface, he can get documentation - but that's about it. | ||
Question: Are you personally ready to work for Flightgear on something you dislike if enough users ask you for it? If you answer with yes, then the best way to proceed is that you poll users what they think you should do (within the limit of your abilities), and then do whatever is requested. | Question: Are you personally ready to work for Flightgear on something you dislike if enough users ask you for it? If you answer with yes, then the best way to proceed is that you poll users what they think you should do (within the limit of your abilities), and then do whatever is requested. | ||
There is a continuous transition - people who 'just ask questions' have less influence than people who write frequent feedback and maintain the wiki, then come possibly 3d modellers, Nasal coders, Terrain specialists and finally core developers. So, rather than seeing elitism, I see the chance that every user can in fact start with a small contribution and grow into the project - and that's what I'd like to see improved. | There is a continuous transition - people who 'just ask questions' have less influence than people who write frequent feedback and maintain the wiki, then come possibly 3d modellers, Nasal coders, Terrain specialists and finally core developers. So, rather than seeing elitism, I see the chance that every user can in fact start with a small contribution and grow into the project - and that's what I'd like to see improved. | ||