Uwe Stöhr wrote: >> So what can be done? In my opinion, we should >> - define the goal of LyX together with our users. Maybe the result is to >> hide background stuff, maybe it is the opposite. Whatever it might be, >> that should be the base for future development. >> - setup a "board of development" that take care of user feedback and who >> define the things the next version of LyX should have. Such a board should >> only be 50% consist of developers. Translators are not treated as >> developers. The idea is to see what people really need and to organize its >> development so that several developers develop a certain feature. > > I only made these 2 proposals and thought they are worth to be considered. > It is OK not to agree, but what about other ideas or do you think we should > just continue as we did the last months? I mean criticism should be > constructive. So I would her your ideas for future development.
I find the idea of consumer-driven comittee which dictates for free what the other volunteers should do in their spare time quite bizarre concept. If non-dev user becomes a major force in defining the goals of the project in the next release he should be asked for money to fund that. That is how "real" life of software you like referring to works. So to be constructive - if there are features of LyX which critical mass of users finds to be missing - make it project, list it at https://www.lyx.org/Donate and attract enough users to donate for such project. This is actually much better measure than pointless discusssions on what "average user" desperately needs. Maybe you have clear idea what those features are (like pandoc). If not you have all my blessing to run some campaign in mail lists or on our web page, in media or wherever... Pavel
