Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

["Ed ." <ej_zg hotmail com>]

There aren't any formal barriers to contributing to GIMP. There are 
definitely some formidable (ha!) barriers in the practical sense. Until we 
provide a clear step-by-step guide (on say Debian) to getting GIMP compiled 
from git, only the most highly-motivated and already-knowledgeable people 
will be *able* to contribute.

Let's not reduce our pool of contributors that way!

Ed

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jehan Pagès
Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2014 6:01 PM
To: lloyd konneker
Cc: gimp-developer
Subject: Re: [Gimp-developer] Getting contributors via OpenHatch

Hi,

On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 2:42 PM, lloyd konneker <bootch nc rr com> wrote:
> Jehan said: There are already absolutely*NO*  barrier to contribute to 
> GIMP.
>
> The GIMP project does not create barriers, but there is a learning-curve
> barrier, and a social barrier.
>
> More discussion of psychology of nerds is in the book "Hackers and
> Painters". Paraphrasing: nerds don't want to be popular.  Its hard work to
> be popular.  Nerds and painters are both makers.
>
> OpenHatch goal seems: to make developing FOSS popular among young people 
> who
> want to make.

Well yes, I get that. But these people who "want to make", in the end,
they still have to deal with us, not OpenHatch. What's the difference
between going directly to us rather than going through a third party?
Anyway maybe there is a point I miss. Future will tell us. Maybe that
will be good for GIMP, who knows?

Jehan
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