On Mon, 2015-05-11 at 23:03 +0200, Tobias Ellinghaus wrote:
TL;DR: I am sick of the attitude that many users have, namely that they deserve anything iff all they do is taking the present you are offering.
I find it's more helpful to guide users towards being productive.
It's better to ask new contributors to put some time into research, design, and bug management to build their case. It's certainly proves the interested from those who might not have time for sustained contribution. Be positive with the newbies.
If one person without time/resource can't convince some people with time/resources that their point is worth investing in; it doesn't really matter if said person is right, well respected, a developer or anything. It just won't happen.
Inkscape's leadership is quite hands-off, but also a democracy (voted in) by invested parties (contributors with sustained contribution). It is both democratic /and/ meritocratic with a possible future adjustment for what counts as sufficient merit.
I hope we're not an unusual project having such a well balanced leadership and contribution philosophy.
Martin,