On 15 Jun 2011, at 11:08 AM, Christian Grobmeier wrote:
I don't follow why people going elsewhere is a problem.
The problem is more, people are not going into the labs.
Why is that a problem? We offer an environment for people to use, if
it goes quiet for a while, that's entirely fine. The only action I
believe we should take is perhaps publicise ourselves more to ASF
people who might not know we exist.
But:
- the entry for a lab is to strict (only experimental features, see
discussion between Ross and myself)
- how can a lab become successful with so much rules (no releases)?
The goal of labs is not to become successful, that you only become
when you build a community around yourself. Instead, the goal of labs
is a place to try stuff out, with the full understanding that you
might not be successful. It's a place to start something.
If you want to make a release, that's the point when you should no
longer be a lab, and you need to graduate somewhere else, hopefully
the incubator.
I see it as entirely fine that labs should go quiet from time to
time, and
believe the only thing we really should do in this situation
perhaps is
advertise labs more widely.
We should first discuss if there is still a real need of labs before
putting more effort in it - my 2 cents
Do ASF people need a place to try stuff out? I believe they do, and
that's the purpose of labs.
Regards,
Graham
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