Re: Huge Batch Reply: Gleef

[Gleef <gleef capital net>]

On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Dan "Effugas" Kaminsky wrote:
> Gleef:
> 
> >My response was not to the comment you made, but rather to Dan's comment
> >that GIMP stands in direct contradiction to the points I maid about the
> >hazards of IRC. That statement is non-sensical in the literal sense (how
> >can an application contradict a point?). If you read it as I believe Dan
> >intended, that the success of the GIMP's use of IRC stands in direct
> >contradiction, it is a much broader statement that begs for elaboration,
> >which is what I was asking for.
> 
> Yeah this is my fault.  I wasn’t clear.
> 
> Anyway, I was under the impression that you believed all development should
> occur on email lists, because they were interactive enough.  The point I was
> making was that the GIMP developers disagreed, the lists weren’t
> interactive/quick enough, and since GIMP turned out well, maybe we shouldn’t
> totally discount what the experienced GIMP dev types have said.
> 
> In a sentence:  GIMP gained from IRC, so I think the style guide for GNOME
> can too.

Sorry it took me so long to reply.  I agree that IRC, if carefully used,
can be a benifit for development, even development of the Style Guide.  My
points about the pitfalls of IRC stand, however.

-Gleef