Strongly agree with Stefan's point. Active community participation is very important to any F/OSS project. At the same time the leaders in the community should also welcome new contributions/ideas. Or at least a fair view is crucial.<br>
<br>Kunal <br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 12:06 AM, Stefan Teleman <<a href="mailto:stefan.teleman@gmail.com">stefan.teleman@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On Tue, May 13, 2008 at 1:55 PM, Mats Rojestal<br>
<<a href="mailto:mats.rojestal@bredband.net">mats.rojestal@bredband.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi,<br>
><br>
> There is coming a very disturbing tone in this exchange of opinions.<br>
<br>
What is disturbing is this perception that anyone with a mailing-list<br>
subscription is somehow entitled to make online requests, which those<br>
of us who actually do the work are somehow required to abide by. And,<br>
if those of use who actually do the work dare not heed these requests,<br>
no matter how unwarranted they might be, then you are somehow entitled<br>
to start a litany of complaints.<br>
<br>
To make things clear: the amount of influence you may exert (or expect<br>
to exert) on a software project is directly proportional to the amount<br>
of contributions you make to said project. In other words, for a<br>
project in which you do not actively and directly participate, the<br>
amount of influence you should realistically expect is zero. This is<br>
valid for any F/OSS project.<br>
<br>
If you want to have influence on a project, then you should start by<br>
establishing your credentials first. This means: actively<br>
contributing.<br>
<br>
Complaining that we don't do what you want is not a contribution.<br>
<br>
--Stefan<br>
<br>
--<br>
Stefan Teleman<br>
KDE e.V.<br>
<font color="#888888"><a href="mailto:stefan.teleman@gmail.com">stefan.teleman@gmail.com</a><br>
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</font></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>With Due Regards <br><br>Kunal Deo<br>Cell No. +919945218744