Hi everyone. General comment here:
On 28 September 2005 at 7:11, Jon Steinhart <jon@fourwinds.com> wrote
(Re: [Nmh-workers] nmh 1.1 release candidate 4):
I've heard from very few folks since heading down this
path and will be less sympathetic to complaints that come in after the fact.
I (unfortunately) haven't done much collaborative software development.
But I have done a lot of other collaboration by email -- most recently,
setting up a website for alumni at a college where I used to study.
When I read Jon's comment above, it was deja vu... I think he might
have the same feeling I do: doing a lot and getting little feedback.
People read my messages to the alumni group ("Hey everyone -- should
we do X or Y?") and generally almost *no one* answers. I asked a
friend why. He said "everyone is busy, and they assume `someone else'
will answer." Of course, when *everyone* assumes that, then, well...
Here's a suggestion. If you have a comment but you're hoping someone
else will answer, make a note in your PDA (or set an "at" job to email
you a reminder, or...) that, if no one has answered Jon's question by
Time X, you should send a reply. This might help move things along
*and* make maintainers like Jon feel less "on his own". FWIW...
Jerry
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