On Mon, 2010-06-28 at 11:13 +0100, David Siegel wrote: > Can anyone cite an example of a "unifying idea that can take away 10 > other ideas" from the Ayatana list, or are we generating "plenty of > good ideas [that] don't work well together"?
I understand that quote to likely refer to a situation, where you see ideas for solving several problems that are actually symptoms of a deeper issue. So one good idea leading to a solution of the deeper issue renders them obsolete. That's why it's a good idea to start with (in no particular order): * Are you targeting the right problem? * Can the problem be avoided / worked-around? * Is it perhaps a symptom of an underlying issue? Hmm, I have a hard time thinking of examples. I blame it on the hot weather here. All my ideas there revolve around being lazy possible ... I mean: as lazy as possible :} If you are worried about a hodge-podge of ideas not working well together, documented goals and assumptions should help. > What can we learn from Mozilla's efforts in this arena? Doing design challenges could be worth it. http://design-challenge.mozillalabs.com/ -- Thorsten Wilms thorwil's design for free software: http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : ayatana@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
