Re: [Fwd: [PEAR-QA] A little rant]

Hi Lukas Smith! On 07/08/05 16:10 you wrote: >> Fortunately I did not write anything mean in that mail :) >> Anyway, one idea I will keep from Pierre is that this process can be >> optional. >> Some people won't need a "guide" or may wish to ask the community >> directly via >> pear-dev list. > Yeah I think the idea of a guide should be made optional, yet visible. > Proposers should be encouraged to find a guide and pear-dev people > should be encouraged to offer guidance. I see your point, but I'm strongly for making this required for new proposers. People who actively maintain a package obviously need no guide for new proposals (they should be quite familiar with our community). But I think every new maintainer should be required to have his first package proposal guided. This will really help raising the quality of the proposals and (more important) the quality of the resulting package. If we just offer this service people will not feel that it is necessary for them (see my answer to Arnauds post). Regards, Toby -- Tobias Schlitt - Zend Certified Engineer GPG Key: 0xA6529579 a passion for php http://www.schlitt.info Like to say "thank you"? - http://pear.php.net/wishlist.php/toby