>>>>> "Allan" == Allan Rae <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Allan> We've considered setting up something like this on www.lyx.org
Allan> in the past but everyone was to busy doing something else to
Allan> make it happen. We do have a fairly extensive todo list
Allan> already. I'm not sure it's visible though.
It is indeed well hidden :)
http://www.devel.lyx.org/tasks.php3
is a list of things that need to be done _one_day_. It should probably
be proof-read...
Allan> Certainly, a wishlist with voting -- so existing wishes could
Allan> be seconded or prioritized by users -- would be a useful
Allan> measure. If it was setup right we could perhaps use it to
Allan> gather and co-ordinate new developers or at least people who
Allan> are willing to implement popular features and then disappear
Allan> again.
Such a list is certainly a good idea.
But keep in mind that, since developpers do their work for fun, they
will tend to pick from this list things that they like to do. One
solution to overcome this is of course to have some kind of funding
for features.
Also keep in mind that much of LyX work in the near future will be
more on structure than on features. While this is not very rewarding
for the users, we have come to a point where this is needed. Note
however that (well written) patches for new features are still
welcome.
The reason why I am writing this is that I would not want people to
get frustrated because such or such feature has been ranked #1 for 3
monthes and is still not here.
JMarc
