Hi Anne, 2012/12/10 Anne Wilson: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 10/12/12 09:50, Frank Reininghaus wrote: >>> There is a perception that devs don't listen. This is not a >>>> complaint, on my part, but a statement of fact. >> Well, I can't speak for all developers, but on my side, there is a >> perception that some people believe "If I have a good idea, it >> will either be implemented by the maintainer of the application, or >> it will not be implemented at all, and then the maintainer has to >> provide an explanation why he/she won't implement it". This is >> confirmed by... >> > I agree - there is a lot of misunderstanding. That's why I think that > if we can come up with a simple acknowledgement (that's why I > suggested something boilerplate) some of the misunderstanding can be > avoided.
Yes, I think that we all agree that the frustration that results from such misunderstandings should be avoided. However, I would say that the average wishlist report on bugs.kde.org can usually not be responded to with a standard reply. But this might of course be different for ideas which have already been discussed thoroughly at KDE Brainstorm. Best regards, Frank >> Visit http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-devel#unsub to unsubscribe <<
