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From: A Large Angry SCM <gitzilla@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation/CommunityGuidelines
Date: Mon, 10 Jun 2013 17:09:04 -0400
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On 06/10/2013 04:56 PM, Ramkumar Ramachandra wrote:
> A Large Angry SCM wrote:
>>> It is absolutely imperative to keep all our contributors productive,
>>> and maximize output.
>>
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> A useful "product" with a maintainable code base are what seems to be more
>> important to a successful open source effort.
>
> Doesn't a successful open source effort (with a good review process,
> which we already have) imply a maintainable product with lots of
> users?  What am I missing, and what change do you propose?
>

It's not about keeping all of the contributers productive or maximizing 
output. It's about the result being useful.