wcwyes wrote:No one said anything about a rolling release schedule( You are right about the doom associated with that).
A lot of people are using GIT as rolling release (I am one of them). I didn't say anything about doom. I use Arch testing after all and I have versionitis, so I don't see anything wrong with rolling release as long as you know what you're getting into.
wcwyes wrote:Basically for your own sanity you should decide what you want to add or make better, and estimate how long that should take you(I.E. a deadline).
No, no "I.E. a deadline". A deadline is a deadline, not a rough estimation. I do agree that an estimation should be made, but in proprietary software when the deadline is reached you have to release. There is no "but".
wcwyes wrote:When the deadline is approaching you then can evaluate what you've been working on. If you're not going to make your deadline you can look at what's holding you back and ask yourself "is it necessary for the release, or can I add it later?", If the answer is yes then you obviously need to re evaluate your time frame for completion. Doing this not only makes you a better programmer but allows you to better grasp how long certain things will take. Most new programmers will want to add everything under the sun, but that's just not possible. As for the devs I would hope they have a deadline even if they're keeping it to themselves, for some obscure, but possibly reasonable reason.
I agree here, except on the choice of word. If you maintain that by deadline you mean "rough estimation" then that's great. There is no obscure reason, though. Go to IRC and talk to the devs; they are not unreachable.
wcwyes wrote:But to remind you, the devs aren't just making this for themselves, but for every one of us too, where as individual modders may or may not be doing what they are doing for themselves. Regardless, all of the features created by the devs "ARE" the devs responsibilities whether used by modders or used by users.
No, the devs don't have to answer to anybody: "This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE."