Re: [Usability] gnome-screensaver configuration (or lack therof)

[Martin Ejdestig <marejde gmail com>]

On Sat, 2006-09-30 at 22:49 +0100, Joachim Noreiko wrote:
> --- Elijah Newren <newren gmail com> wrote:
> > You are more than welcome to write your own or fork
> > gnome-screensaver.
> >  The GPL is designed to allow those who disagree
> > with the direction of
> > a project to take it a new direction.
> 
> That's not a very helpful answer.

Well, it's true.

> The deeper problem is this:
> If I understand correctly, each module in gnome's cvs
> is its own private kingdom. There is no way for this
> list or anyone else to compel the maintainer to do
> something about this particular problem with
> screensaver options. (Or in fact the problem of the
> truly horrendous label text -- see archives from
> shortly before the 2.12 release.)

If you bring a sound rationale to the table the maintainer ought to be
willing to listen. "It doesn't work as it used to so therefore it is
broken" usually isn't a good rationale. (See link to what Havoc
Pennington's has written down about this in my reply to Scott.)

Also, neither you nor Scott seem to have read (or understood?) what the
maintainer has to say on the issue.

> Yet we're trying to build a coherent desktop.

So, the ones who complain the loudest and aren't even willing to help
should dictate the direction of the project? Ever heard of meritocracy?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy


Martin
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