[Sugar-devel] cookie licker

[David Farning]

Brilliant anti-pattern :)

Cookie licker - Picture a child who has had enough cookies, but wants to save
the last one for later. So they take it off the plate and lick it, to ensure
no-one else will eat it. The same phenomenon exists for community projects -
prominent community members reserve key features on the roadmap for themselves,
potentially depriving others of good opportunities to contribute. Beware of
over-committing, and leave space for community contributions in project
roadmaps. Be clear on what you will and will not do. [1]

How many of us have given into the temptation of licking a cookie or two :(

David

1 -
http://www.visionmobile.com/blog/2011/01/open-source-community-building-a-guide-
to-getting-it-right/