Decision processes (was: Re: The state of the Squeak community)

stéphane ducasse ducasse at iam.unibe.ch
Sun Jan 22 11:23:19 UTC 2006


The same that was in 3.6, 3.7, 3.8.
We proposed a list of points that we would work on and waited for  
feedback.
At least contrary to before, the list was explicit.

Stef


On 22 janv. 06, at 02:42, Andreas Raab wrote:

> Marcus Denker wrote:
>> How would a better state look like?
>
> One of the things that I'd really like to see is a better (as in:  
> more transparent and better documented) decision making process. I  
> think that this is at the heart of what upsets many people  
> (including myself) - the fact that nobody really knows who has  
> decided to do X or Y and by whose authority.
>
> Take 3.9 for example - to me, it's not surprising that some actions  
> are perceived as somebody driving their personal agenda if even the  
> big ticket items on the 3.9 TODO list have no clear indication how  
> they ended up there and who decided by which means (other than  
> screaming the loudest) that they'd get into that release. (the same  
> is true for any past-SqC release btw - I am simply choosing 3.9  
> because it's the current one and -for me- one of the most confusing  
> in this regard)
>
> And that of course is part of the state of the community right now  
> - namely that the processes by which these decisions happen are  
> complete mysteries even to people who like to think of themselves  
> (perhaps wrongly) as part of the "initiated" (like myself). I can  
> honestly say that I have no idea whatsoever what the decision  
> processes look like at this point.
>
> Cheers,
>   - Andreas
>




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