On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 04:09:46AM -0400, Martin Owens wrote:
Dear Developers and Users,
I have been working with Tim Jones to develop some new icons for the website. I wanted the icons to have a theme and to carry a bit of identity for the teams they represent. So we went with hats. See the lovely icons in-situ here:
Very nice, impressive work.
Showing off the art is actually not just what I want to communicate. Firstly I want to thank Tim, because they have been awesome to work with and very productive with the brief. I highly recommend.
I approached Tim because he'd produced a piece of artwork with Inkscape and submitted it to our website (inkscape.org). The way we can host a small portion of our user's work on the website, is really something great for our community. Firstly because it shows us what great things can be done with the software, but also because it humbles us developers to know that our code is helping make such amazing work.
Getting new collaborators into a project is hard. Getting non- programmer contributions is harder still. But the way our website can highlight non-developer aspects of our community; gifts us an
Agreed. I think one important thing is to shift our mindset by shifting our terminology. Your phrasing 'new collaborators' is perfect for example. 'collaborator' and 'contributor' are inclusive of a wide range of people and thus puts their work on par with everyone elses', as it should be.
I personally think of 'developer' as broader than just 'programmer' - (software development requires a broad range of skills so a developer is anyone that helps improve the software), but trying to redefine it is probably a lost cause, I'll have to admit. To most people 'coder', 'programmer', and 'developer' are going to sound synonymous.
Anyway, along this line of thinking, I'd suggest a slight rephrasing:
""" Inkscape Developer
The designers, programmers, testers and writers who wrangle the software into a usable form. This is the main body of people who work on inkscape's most technical aspects and they are often found in the inkscape-developer's mailing list.
"""
I think this may be a bit more respectful of the skillsets needed to create the software.
Thanks, Bryce
opportunity to expand the reaches of the contributing population, to bring in new people and help them contribute in whatever small way they can.
If you find yourself browsing the website, and you get an idea about how we might make the user community even better through improvements to the how the website works. I want you to let me know. Because users are just as important as developers, and helping people come together helps all parts of the project.
Thanks for listening!
Best Regards, Martin Owens Website Administrator
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