Linked by Thom Holwerda on Mon 20th Aug 2012 21:04 UTC, submitted by suka
In a recent interview with the Austrian newssite derStandard.at, GNOME designer Jon McCann talks about GNOME OS, the consequences of Canonical leaving GNOME behind, the purported removal of features and the future role of Linux distributions. "I think there was a time when GNOME had kind of a crisis, we didn't know where we wanted to go, we were lacking goals and vision - that was the end of the GNOME2 cycle. So we pulled together and formed a vision where we want to go - and actually did something about it. And now we have been marching on that plan for quite some time."
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RE[6]: Not so fluffy at all
by mat69 on Wed 22nd Aug 2012 20:02
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Member since:2006-03-29
I fail to see what your reply has to do with my post.
The person who's feature got taken out is not a newcomer to gnome at least to his own account -- I am not familiar with the gnome devs.
I also did not say that none cares.
Obviously the person who wrote the blog entry I linked to cared, as well those who responded to his enquire. Though as far as I understood none involved in the decision to take the feature out answered.
Yet at least one of these persons still spreads in the public that the code was bad without any prove.
How does that fit together?
Edited 2012-08-22 20:02 UTC
RE[7]: Not so fluffy at all
by Hiev on Wed 22nd Aug 2012 20:44
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RE[6]: Not so fluffy at all
by _txf_ on Thu 23rd Aug 2012 08:02
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Member since:2008-03-17
So, don't come here to tell me they don't care, one thing is not to agree and other not to care.
It should be noted that the individual that made those points isn't one of the developers heavily involved with the "new gnome vision". He wrote that because the developers who *are* make decisions unilaterally, leave no records and don't accurately justify their reasoning to the wider community...
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One of the links say:
> Design work requires conversation, closeness, and contact. You need to
> build a relationship with the problem, the users, the stakeholders,
> the developers, and ultimately with the product. These relationships
> must be durable.
I *absolutely* agree, and this is why I am concerned with the current
situation.
Saying that they don't care has no base at all, since the contrary is expressed in the same links you provided and also goes beyond explained the flaws of real time communication:
Let me be clear: real-time communication has a role. But it fails in
three key points:
* There is no record of the culture for newcomers and other members of
the community to consult (and no, I don't think logging IRC is
sufficient - can you imagine suggesting that someone read the IRC logs
for a month to get a feel for why certain decisions were made?)
* There is no clear way for a newcomer to contact the team, or to know
who the individuals in the team are (related to the lack of a record)
* If you're not in the room, you completely miss out on any opportunity
to influence the conversation
So, don't come here to tell me they don't care, one thing is not to agree and other not to care.
Now, about the "Staring into the abysm" article, that one is aready debunked with the topic of this thread and with the number of attendes in the lates GUADEC.
Edited 2012-08-22 19:53 UTC