From: Ilias Lazaridis <ilias@...>
Date: 2005-05-15T00:13:41+09:00
Subject: Re: [SOURCES] - Hierarchical/Modular Directory Structure

Christian Neukirchen wrote:
> nobu.nokada@softhome.net writes:
>>Ilias Lazaridis wrote in [ruby-core:04964]:
[...]

>>>Ruby needs more developers.
>>
>>It might not be so good making barriers too lower.  At least,
>>we expect in-coming developers to understand our policy and
>>tools we're using.
> 
> There is no real barrier.  Those who can't/don't want to code,
> shouldn't.  See it as a filter to find suitable developers. :-)

This is nonsense.

People which fail to pass those barriers will fail to contribute 
code/patches anyway.

I don't want to loose time whilst dealing with barriers which are 
obviously not necessary.

Every serious developer don't want this.

> Then, IMO Ruby doesn't really need more *core* developers.  

Of course it needs.

The core is unfinished.

> People
> should rather help writing YARV (if possible) or extensions, libraries
> and documentation.
> 
> You guys are doing your job fine, I can't remember serious complaints
> about the structure of the Ruby interpreter (except efficiency and
> threadsafety, but those will need to be addressed differently anyway)
> or the way development happens.

"efficiency" and "threadsafety" is essential.

-

Another thing which is essential:

Efficient source-code organization, thus new developers are not distracted.

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