[OpenStreetMap] #4680: Edit > Browse Map Data should be View > Browse Map Data

[Paweł Paprota]

On 11/09/2012 09:21 PM, Jeff Meyer wrote:
> Ha! No - didn't mean to imply that you didn't think there should be a
> ticket. : )
>
> It just seems there is much in the mental databases of the veterans and
> when us noobs bring things up, the response is frequently, "Yep, we're
> aware."
>

I'm a noob myself to OSM development and I agree that there is an amount 
of "hidden" knowledge. I'd say this is to be expected in most open 
source projects whether it's good or bad...

It would be nice to have everything nicely documented and served on a 
silver platter for new contributors (like me) but it's just not the way 
it is. It's not THAT bad, either - any competent (and persistent...) 
person can get up to speed in some specific area in a matter of weeks 
which I guess is not bad in a project this size.

> And, especially given the issue of prioritization & who's carrying the
> weight, I know there are different schools of thought about ticket
> filing - I've seen people discourage filing tickets unless there's a
> chance they'll be worked on. Others (like me) tend to think, if you see
> something, file something. Then, hopefully you also have the skills to
> fix it. (I don't... yet...)
>

My personal opinion is that tickets are some form of documentation 
(sometimes the only existing documentation...) and I always welcome 
"good" tickets - containing reasonable requests, with a sensible 
discussion for future reference etc.

Paweł