Greg Copeland wrote:
> I'm new to the list but I'm going to speak up anyways. Being a core
> developer on several other projects, I feel that it's important to point
> out that both comments are valid here. As a core developer, I certainly
> don't want to implement seemingly lessor features when more pressing
> issues are at hand. At the same time, I would like to see user demand
> met and have some of the other developers lend a hand while polishing
> their knowledge on the project in general. What I've found especially
> useful has been to tutor and guide (okay, hand-hold) newer/younger
> developers to my projects so that their abilities are quickly
> complimented. I find that using IRC or even other IM technology can go
> a long way toward providing support for would-be developers. Especially
> for projects of this complexity. I find that this helps well beyond
> that of a mailing list as people tend to be more timid in a public
> forum. After all, it's well understood that a degree of p2p interaction
> is often very helpful and tends to be even more so as the complexity of
> the topic grows.
I should add that I am now regularly on AIM, Yahoo, MSN, and ICQ chat as
bmomjian if any coders need assistance. If there are other chat
protocols people use, let me know.
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