William L. Maltby wrote:
I have no standing with the CentOS project, and I don't wish to become a developer. I know myself well enough to understand that it's not something I do well, even though a resume of my experience might suggest otherwise.
Well, the whole point to CentOS is that anyone and everyone should be able to help along. Dont need a tag / title..
And a good part of that is contributing ideas, pointers, support to others, etc. IMO. Not everyone has time or inclination to contribute in ways that the project might like.
And that fits within the spirit of open source, no?
I hate to get involved in this discussion, but it seems to me that the last thing that any of the core developers need at this point is more people coming in and heaping work on their plate. There are barely enough hours in the day for them to accomplish their existing tasks.
If you have something new you'd like to see done, that's great. It's always nice to know what's wanted, and how it might be accomplished... but unless you're ready to take it on yourself, chances are low that someone else on this mailing list is going to pick it up and run with it for you. About the only thing you *can* expect is Karanbir (or someone else) giving you a polite suggestion that you follow it up yourself, and come back when you have some work to show.
-Brandon