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Re: admin.dev?
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lugnet.admin.general
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Wed, 3 Aug 2005 01:43:20 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Jacob Sparre Andersen wrote:
> Ross Crawford wrote:
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> > Coders are fine for trying out stuff, and coding the final
> > requirements, but they're not necessarily great at deciding
> > what is needed, or what works best for the users.
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> I will not claim that what you write is not true (because it probably is), but
> if we're talking voluntary work, you shouldn't expect coders to code things they
> can't see the point with.
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> It is fine with somebody trying to give orders, but don't expect the orders to
> be followed - at least not because they're orders.
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> In a voluntary system, the coders decide what is made, and the system
> administrators decide which parts of it is added to the production system. - But
> hopefully (and usually) the coders and the system administrators listen to other
> users of the system.
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> > However if we can keep that to a simple system
> > design (sans politics), it would be good.
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> It seems to me that we're not very good at avoiding politics, but lets give it a
> try.
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> Play well,
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> Jacob
yeah. To be honest, this sort of stuff should be left to think about after the
change in ownership. I mean, it's great to think and talk anytime - I just mean
that, because there's no urgency, we needen't stress about it right now.
-Suz
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