[TriLUG] OSS barriers to user contribution

Len Boyle Len.Boyle at sas.com
Wed Sep 19 10:10:46 EDT 2012


Of course this list can be applied to close source software. 

It seems even more so to me for smart phones.  
In the case of issues with Android, do you talk to the phone company, the hardware vendor, or google?



-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Bill Farrow
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2012 9:18 AM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
Subject: [TriLUG] OSS barriers to user contribution

I find it interesting to analyse the "e2fsck under cron" situation for the underlying problems that we have in the Open Source world.

What are the barriers preventing users contributing, and how can we reduce or remove them ?

* user frustration with poor documentation, software bugs, badly designed code
* multitude of mailing lists, web forums, bug tracking systems
* perceived difficultly in contacting author or maintainer
* users are missing the "sense of ownership"

(And many more that I an unable to articulate clearly at this time.)


Bill
--
This message was sent to: len.boyle at sas.com <len.boyle at sas.com> To unsubscribe, send a blank message to trilug-leave at trilug.org from that address.
TriLUG mailing list : http://www.trilug.org/mailman/listinfo/trilug
Unsubscribe or edit options on the web	: http://www.trilug.org/mailman/options/trilug/len.boyle%40sas.com
TriLUG FAQ          : http://www.trilug.org/wiki/Frequently_Asked_Questions





More information about the TriLUG mailing list