Re: A call to action

[Calum Benson <calum benson sun com>]

Heikki Keranen wrote:

> The informalism thus is not against documenting the process, writing
> down guidelines, doing GUI design etc. In opensource world we should not
> write rules, instead we should write recommendations and guidelines how
> to do things to get the best result. Documented process helps newbies to
> get involved in the community and reduces unnecessary work.

In some cases there have to be rules, however... for example, regarding
the US Government's new regulations about the accessibility of software
to disabled users.  If GNOME is to become truly usable, then we'll have
to be pretty strict about some things.

> How many programmers know that UI hit squad even exists?

Judging by the (non-)response I got the other week when I asked about
it, the Hit Squad *doesn't* exist any more, to all practical intents and
purposes... either that or they're all just hiding from me :o)

Cheeri,
Calum.

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