[OSM-talk] iD Editor live on OpenStreetMap

[AJ Ashton]

On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 10:33 AM, Dave F. <davefox at madasafish.com> wrote:
> You think the developers are above criticism?

They shouldn't be, but there's no need to criticize the developers for
what's going on here. The problems with iD so far aren't fundamental fatal
flaws, but simply bugs or missing features that everyone agrees should be
fixed (and work is underway).


> For them to say "OK, we've made a mistake, why don't you fix it?" is
arrogant. Developers should not be put on pedestals.

The iD developers are not saying that. They are saying "help us fix these
issues with detailed bug reports and constructive discussions." A
descriptive report on the issue tracker is *infinitely more* productive
than inflammatory comments here.

If you look at the iD issue tracker, you'll see the developers have done a
wonderful job fixing bugs that get reported. They have consistently kept
the closed-open ratio of issues at about 10:1 or better throughout
development (and we're currently coming up on 1400 closed issues). Compared
to the average free software project this is pretty amazing. So pedestals,
no. But I do think that deserves some applause.

> I think it needs pointing out, yet again, that we are all volunteers, all
putting in time & effort for the good of the project.

Right. So avoiding behaviour and comments that might drive away
hard-working and well-meaning volunteers is probably a good plan.

--
AJ Ashton
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