Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-07 Thread amachu
On 06.06.2012 12:09, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > not necessarily. In the first place, as far as I know, developers > rarely > package their own apps. when requirements are gathered, seldom one has info as to who will develop it. developers are rarely exposed to the requirements at the initial st

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-05 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 21:45 +0530, ஆமாச்சு wrote: > > Anyway if you have some experiences in these, please share. > > (Koha has paid developers too) > today a popular Open Source Software would mean that it has to be > packaged & made readily available as binary for installation atleast > in >

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-05 Thread ஆமாச்சு
On 06/05/2012 04:01 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > > the only one I am familiar with is django - they fix a rough date for > release, but release when it is ready. They have rough list of features > for release, but those features get included only if someone gets them > ready. Same with translatio

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-05 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 15:08 +0530, ஆமாச்சு wrote: > > this very rarely works out. My motto is - if you do not have a > client, > > do not write software. > > i am saying the practises adopted by Ubuntu, Fedora, Koha, Django, > KDE, > GNOME, OpenERP etc., > > How they put forth a timeline for eve

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-05 Thread ஆமாச்சு
On 06/05/2012 12:28 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > this goes for open source also. Most successful open source applications > were originally developed for a client who paid for it and then made > open source - examples are django and koha. Known as the 'sell it, free > it' model. yes. there are c

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-05 Thread ஆமாச்சு
On 06/05/2012 12:28 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > this very rarely works out. My motto is - if you do not have a client, > do not write software. i am saying the practises adopted by Ubuntu, Fedora, Koha, Django, KDE, GNOME, OpenERP etc., How they put forth a timeline for every release, call fo

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-05 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Tue, 2012-06-05 at 11:16 +0530, ஆமாச்சு wrote: > On 06/05/2012 10:32 AM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > > after some research, I find that this is the classic waterfall model > of > > software development, > > private software development goes this way - you develop something > for > someone. thi

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-04 Thread ஆமாச்சு
On 06/05/2012 10:32 AM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > after some research, I find that this is the classic waterfall model of > software development, private software development goes this way - you develop something for someone. When it comes to creations - you develop something & then reach out

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-04 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Fri, 2012-06-01 at 16:49 +0530, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > I have had > only 3 experiences in developing prop, and all ended up in my being > booted out fairly early in the process, so I am not sure if my > observations are accurate. The cycle as I see it is like this: > > 1. Sales meets the cl

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-03 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Sat, 2012-06-02 at 20:46 +0530, Arun Khan wrote: > On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:49 PM, kenneth gonsalves > wrote: > > ... snip ... > > I will share my experience at a prop. software shop (Bell Labs). > > > 3. The design is then sent to production. The job is parceled out to > > several teams, ea

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-02 Thread Arun Khan
On Fri, Jun 1, 2012 at 4:49 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: ... snip ... I will share my experience at a prop. software shop (Bell Labs). > 3. The design is then sent to production. The job is parceled out to > several teams, each team working in isolation from the other teams. I > will not go int

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-06-01 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Tue, 2012-05-29 at 21:41 +0530, Balachandran Sivakumar wrote: > Hi Kenneth, > > On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:32 PM, kenneth gonsalves > wrote: > > has anyone have any idea as to what is meant by 'software development > > practices' and whether this term is applicable to open source software > > d

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-05-29 Thread Animesh Sheolikar
Hello Animesh here, .I am working as PHP web developer in Quadruple Business Services.I would like to say irrespective of any technology s/w development practice is followed whether it is open source or not.S/w development practice is nothing but sdlc ie client requirement or gathering ,analysis,m

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-05-29 Thread kenneth gonsalves
On Tue, 2012-05-29 at 15:20 +0200, Krishna wrote: > > has anyone have any idea as to what is meant by 'software > development > > practices' and whether this term is applicable to open source > software > > development? > > > > > Can you please elaborate more in detail, in what context are you > as

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-05-29 Thread Balachandran Sivakumar
Hi Kenneth, On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:32 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > has anyone have any idea as to what is meant by 'software development > practices' and whether this term is applicable to open source software > development? Software development practices are applicable to any so

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-05-29 Thread Manokaran K
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 6:32 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > hi, > > has anyone have any idea as to what is meant by 'software development > practices' and whether this term is applicable to open source software > development? > > I guess it refers to the workflow followed from the time you decide

Re: [Ilugc] software development practices

2012-05-29 Thread Krishna
On Tue, May 29, 2012 at 3:02 PM, kenneth gonsalves wrote: > hi, > > has anyone have any idea as to what is meant by 'software development > practices' and whether this term is applicable to open source software > development? > > Can you please elaborate more in detail, in what context are you ask