[IAEP] [Sugar-devel] community influence on development

[Bert Freudenberg]

On 28.07.2009, at 07:22, Martin Dengler wrote:

> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 03:24:13PM +0545, Daniel Drake wrote:
>
>> However, I feel like it could be better if the community (who I
>> might even stretch to call "customers") could have more influence.
>> [...]  What are the options for the community having more of an
>> influence here?
>
> Influence on whom?  Developers?  There are no SugarLabs employed
> developers.


But if we get feedback from the "front line", from teachers actually  
using our software in the field, the volunteer developers I know  
struggle to find a way to make it easier for them. Nothing beats  
direct contact with children of course, but even meeting teachers from  
the deployments and hearing first-hand accounts of the problems (and  
successes!) is rather motivating. Reading these reports on a mailing  
list is less emotionally moving but still a great hint at how to  
prioritize one's spare time.

The problem is we get way too few feedback.

- Bert -