Re: [Gimp-developer] What is this new p-l-a-n-n-e-d thing? Another buzzword for managers? :)

[grafxuser <gfx user online de>]

>> I'm a bit confused about this answer. Was it meant sarcastic or is 
there no planning at all in GIMP development?
> Could it be both? :)
> Planning with the current amount of active developers would be rather 
pointless.

Hi Alexandre,

I understand this and your sarcasm and have a few thoughts to this point:

I'm software developer, too, and would support GIMP when I have more 
time. Reading various postings I'm convinced I'm not the only one with 
this approach. For outsiders the decision to contribute would be easier, 
if they knew the project is still alive and their contribution would 
improve something. I heard, some developers packed it all in, because 
they didn't see their patches become integrated. If one is under the 
impression, that a project is more an unsystematic tinkering and his 
contribution doesn't actuate or advance something, it will be pointless 
for him to get involved. I honestly don't want to ascribe this to GIMP 
developers, as they do a great job, but show my point of view and 
thoughts from the outside.
If you'd publish the progress and the successes in GIMP development at 
the gimp.org front page more often and outsiders see the project running 
in ordered circumstances, your problem with missing developers could be 
solved or at least alleviated.
In my other postings here I put some ideas up for discussion.
Also look how other successful open source projects keep up and use the 
forthcoming LGM to exchange experiences.

Good look and best regards,

grafxuser