[sldev] Mailing list chatter (Re: Upcoming viewer releases?)

[Rob Lanphier]

On 8/29/07 4:20 AM, Dale Glass wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2007 at 06:03:31AM -0500, Argent Stonecutter wrote:
>   
>>> Honestly... how many of the Linden developers are signed up to this  
>>> list?
>>>       
>> A lot of us have dropped WAY back in the time we've spent on this  
>> list here, too, because we've been chastised by Linden Labs for being  
>> too chatty, because chat and digressions have been driving Lindens  
>> off the list.
>>     
>
> IMO, "Linden Lab" should be Rob here.
>
> But, I believe his intention was good, if in my opinion misguided. I
> expressed my discontent on that a few times, but ended up deciding that
> I've made my opinion clear enough, and just decided to stop using the
> wiki for anything that remotely resembles discussion at all. So the
> moment the discussion is forced to move to the wiki, that'll be the last
> thing I'll know about it.
>
> He's done a lot of good as well though, and I really appreciate it. But
> that was one of the things that was from my POV completely backwards.
>
> Discussion should be encouraged, not suddenly stopped in its tracks
> right when it's starting to get interesting and redirected into a medium
> completely unsuitable for it. 
>
> I think a certain amount of offtopic discussion should be tolerated on
> the list. We can't really get to know each other if we only post on dry
> technical matters.
>   

Linden Lab developers will not sign up for a high volume mailing list. 
They've already got too many pressures on their productivity to spend
their time reading disorganized conversation.

We had a long conversation about this at the last office hour:
https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Open_Source_Meeting/2007-08-23

In order for this relationship to work, it's going to take some work
from the community, too.  In particular, it would be extremely helpful
if everyone made a conscious effort to keep the communication organized
and tried to be respectful and inclusive about discussions.  More
chatter on the big list will perhaps engage a small number of people
more deeply, but at the expense of the 500+ less active list members.

More on this can be found here:
https://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Talk:SLDev

Rob


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