14 Apr
2012
14 Apr
'12
11:02 p.m.
Hi Martin,
On Apr 14, 2012, at 8:55 PM, Martin Schönberger wrote:
Hello Vincent,
Thank you for your swift response! I took my time and re-read the
developer-section of XWiki in its entirety, and I have to admit the
data provided there is quite extensive. But then again, this was one
of the reasons this project caught my eye in the first place.
Cool
Maybe my wording was a bit unfortunate when I
described the topics I'd
like to discuss. In using the available information about the process
as a basis, I would like to go deeper with my questions, talking about
background, personal experience, exceptions and the development of the
process over time. In the case of XWiki, I'd also be particularly
interested in the relationship between the Open Source development
methods advocated on xwiki.org and the corporate structure of XWiki
SAS.
Yep that's interesting.
BTW some information about XWiki SAS and the XWiki open source project:
* http://www.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Company/Manifesto and
http://www.xwiki.com/xwiki/bin/view/Company/WhoWeAre?language=en
* 2008: http://massol.myxwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Blog/XWikiSASAndOpenSource
* http://markmail.org/message/3mpyhk6u5addevag
I chose the method of semi-structured qualitative
interviews instead
of a standardized survey or the analysis of available data because it
is responsive, adaptable and allows for immediate feedback - and I'm a
bit hesitant of spamming the developer mailing list with a series of
questions and follow-ups. That's why I suggested a one-on-one talk - I
did not intend any secrecy, and would of course disseminate the
outcome of the conversation back to the community. But either way
works for me. If you are (or anyone else is) still willing to answer
my questions, I can also ask them here in this thread, if you prefer
so.
Well I'm fine with both too but I really think you'll get more extensive result
from asking on this thread:
* you'll get the sum of our knowledge. There isn't a single person who knows it
all here. We all have some knowledge of some part of XWiki and we don't always agree!
(which is very fine)
* this interaction will be archived and searchable in the future so people won't just
see the result but the whole interaction and the various answers from different people
So I'm all for doing it here :)
I'd suggest you structure your questions by sending a few questions, let it simmer for
several days, discuss it. Then once it settles ask a few more questions, etc. I don't
know how many questions you have but if you ask too many at once there's the risk that
you won't get answers to all. Anyway feel free to do it the way you want! :)
Thanks
-Vincent