Re: Seeking Google SoC Mentors - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Martijn van Oosterhout
Subject Re: Seeking Google SoC Mentors
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Msg-id 20070227180339.GA12245@svana.org
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In response to Re: Seeking Google SoC Mentors  ("Jim C. Nasby" <jim@nasby.net>)
Responses Re: Seeking Google SoC Mentors  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
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On Tue, Feb 27, 2007 at 10:49:18AM -0600, Jim C. Nasby wrote:
> I agree we certainly don't want to go designing these projects in
> advance, but I think we could at least ensure that the community buys
> into the concept of each project. ISTM one of the big issues with FD is
> that most people didn't even really understand what exactly it was or
> how it might be useful, which made getting broad acceptance even harder.

I think it might be useful to at least encourage people wanting to an
SoC project to create page on the developer wiki selling their idea.
You know, questions like: why do we want it? Where do you expect it to
be included? etc.

That might help catch misunderstandings much earlier.

Have a nice day,
--
Martijn van Oosterhout   <kleptog@svana.org>   http://svana.org/kleptog/
> From each according to his ability. To each according to his ability to litigate.

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