Re: thoughts from community member on a split

2010/10/29 Cyrille Berger Skott <[email protected]>:
> On Friday 29 October 2010, Jaroslaw Staniek wrote:
>
>> On 29 October 2010 08:33, Andrij Zinchenko <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>
>> > As for releases being pushed back, it makes sense to make a time
>
>> > disclamer, linked from every schedule page at the KOffice wiki. It can
>
>> > say something like this "Please, note that these schedules are dynamic
>
>> > in their nature, as is open-source. Since much of work on KOffice is
>
>> > done by volunteers, these dates are more of oriented dates than
>
>> > iron-fixed release dates. To speed up the development, consider
>
>> > donation to KOffice project". This small disclaimer kills
>
>> > overexpectations and gently explains the flexibility of the project`s
>
>> > schedule.
>
>>
>
>> +1
>
> You mean something like this "All information and plans must be taken with
> caution and are subject to changes without notices, decisions are taken on
> the [email protected] mailing list." [1] :)
>
> [1] http://wiki.koffice.org/index.php?title=Schedules/KOffice
>
> Also note that nothing is decided with RC1 and/or beta4.
>
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> Cyrille Berger Skott
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Something like this but:

   - bit less corporate :).  "Is a subject to change withought notice" -
   sorry, but it sounds like a passage from some bank's credit agreement.
   - and a bit more elaborate (explain to users, why the process is such and
   that this is natural for open-souce project, especially of this scale)
   - and on every Wiki page related to planning on the top of it highlited
   with some color or otherwise marked

I am not asking You to do that. when You will be ready for that - just tell
me and I will gladly write this text. Users/testers will love reading it.

I am also ready to write a donation page materials, because it is a shame
that this project does not ask people for money. As we could see from
Krita's experience people will graldy provide KOffice with funding, because
http://www.koffice.org/contribute/ page does not provide an easy way for
people to donate :(

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