On Tue, 2016-11-22 at 03:57 +0000, Ken Moffat wrote:
When I first posted here, I got very helpful responses. So I stuck around even though the list was mostly "unusual" (notifications of private online meetings). Now, it seems that asking questions about build problems, or build issues, do not get a response (i.e. only the end users matter). If that is the case, I think I'll be going.
The developers list is for discussion about developer issues. These issues include (but are not limited to):
* build issues and packaging * code issues and code review * feature issues and interface design * project management
Users crop up in three ways, in what features are desired and how to design them, how the project should interact with non-programming users and how packages/builds are delivered to users.
If we want to understand users, a survey might be useful. But running a user survey does not mean developers don't care about builds or build issues. It's likely the questions you're asking might either be waiting in someone's queue (because they're busy) or you may have exhausted the expertise of the local peer group. At which point, you are actually then the expert on that thing here.
Which isn't great if you still have questions, because that means research and slowly picking apart the problem. Or it might mean cross- referencing with another peer group. For example asking gimp developers, or stack exchange generic questions to get a generic answer you can factor into the inkscape specific problem.
If you're going (leaving the project? leaving the mailing list?) do let us know if you had specific issues. While the project tries to be a great place for developers to hack on inkscape, that's no guarantee that one's peers are going to be available in specific circumstances.
Perhaps you would like to see a developer survey too?
Best Regards, Martin Owens