On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 12:12 PM, Udo Richter udo_richter@gmx.de wrote:
Am 01.03.2012 07:03, schrieb VDR User:
one option to spread the workload could be Klaus assigning different portions to different contributors that would like to work on it. If Klaus is clear about what he wants and is in good communication with other coders, perhaps it could become more of a team effort with Klaus as team captain..
The number of Klaus per VDR has always been quite limited. A developer team would surely speed things up, but I also understand that Klaus prefers to keep all development in his own hands instead of delegating and supervising. Letting 'his baby' off the hook isn't easy, and I would understand if he prefers to keep it under control.
I'm not talking about him releasing control of anything. I'm talking about people wanting & willing to help develope, being assigned a code task and parameters. When the work is complete, Klaus reviews and either accepts/merges, or instructs the coder what needs to be changed. There's no reason for Klaus to release control of anything in this model. As long as there's a clear instruction of what he wants, and good communication along the way, I can't think of any good reason against it.
In a sense this already happens, just on a smaller scale. VDR already contains non-Klaus code. Surely there's a middle ground where development can be assisted because in reality this doesn't need to take forever. Nobody expects it to be finished in a week, but it doesn't need to take forever either.