[mdlug] Open source projects - when to say no!

[David Lane]

With some open source resources it is very adventagous to assign a programmer to tweek a program for the greater good.  

Your salary is paid for, and for you to spend 60 or 80 hours is easier that entering in to a contract.

If it is just just an interested person.  there are other things to do like family and regular life.  

David 

 

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From: Raymond McLaughlin <driveray at ameritech.net>
To: MDLUG's Main discussion list <mdlug at mdlug.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:23:55 PM
Subject: Re: [mdlug] Open source projects - when to say no!

Clinton Weiss wrote:
> I'm involved in a couple of different open source projects** and in each 
> there are particular demands from people.  These demands, while 
> reasonable, just aren't feasible for the developers.
> 
> What's the best way to get people to stop demanding support for features 
> X, Y, and Z in a polite and professional manner?  I understand this can 
> be a very generic question, but I'm curious what some of you might have 
> to say on the subject.
> 
> Clinton

I would suggest a diplomatically oblique answer like, "Not in this
version." Or "Maybe in a future version, but I don't see it working into
the current one."

Good luck.
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