[Adium-devl] Minor updates

[Colin Barrett]

On Nov 8, 2007, at 3:43 PM, Renee wrote:

>> From an outsider inside view (I'm always following dev, but I'm not  
>> active in developing directly), I'd just like to chip in real quick.
>
> When you're working with a bunch of people, all over the globe, on a  
> volunteer-only basis, you really can't make demands and deadlines.

That's why I said multiple times I don't want hard dates.

I just want a process where we know ahead of time roughly what sort of  
schedule we are on for our minor releases. And in general we'd have a  
LOT fewer things in those releases anyway, so the scope would be much  
smaller and things would be easier to test.

To reflect on something Elliott said (great mail, btw): Both he and I  
have been in the software industry shipping consumer desktop apps.  
Coming back to Adium's loose development style is both a bit jarring  
and also frustrating because we have seen how much easier a little bit  
of structure, planning and discipline can make everyone's life.

To reflect on something David said: I hypothesize that being more  
disciplined and organized will increase participation and could even  
help us attract and retain new developers.

Eagerly awaiting that email, Evan :)

-Colin