[wp-hackers] WordPress roadmap

[Travis Northcutt]

You'll be pleased to learn that Nacin is working on a core contributor
handbook: http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/tag/core-contributor-handbook/
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Travis Northcutt


On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:36 PM, Bjorn Wijers <burobjorn at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm more than willing to help out with the delivering, as long as I know
> what it is what we need to deliver :)
>
> Joking aside, in the past I have participated with some tickets but I
> lost interest in doing so as it was not (and still isn't very) clear to
> me how to make sure my contributions were seen and eventually put to
> good use. It felt to me to much of a gamble if my time investment would
> be in vain or not. So instead I focus on developing plugins and helping
> out other people.
>
> I'm still very much willing to invest time in working on WordPress Core,
> but I still have the feeling that WordPress misses clear and transparent
> guidelines on contributions, especially when working on bigger issues.
> Perhaps we can learn a thing or two from how other open source projects
> deal with this? Btw this is also one of the things I have suggested on
> the survey Matt is conducting.
>
> grtz
> BjornW
>
> met vriendelijke groet,
> Bjorn Wijers
>
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> On 07/13/2011 09:20 PM, Travis Northcutt wrote:
> > Well, that's pretty easy for you or me to say. We're not the ones doing
> the
> > delivering, though.
> > --
> > Travis Northcutt
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 2:18 PM, Bjorn Wijers <burobjorn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Travis,
> >>
> >> Yes, or it could inspire us all and make sure we will deliver. I guess
> >> it depends on how to manage expectations :)
> >>
> >>
> >> met vriendelijke groet,
> >> Bjorn Wijers
> >>
> >> * b u r o b j o r n .nl *
> >> digitaal vakmanschap | digital craftsmanship
> >>
> >> Werkdagen:
> >> Van maandag t/m donderdag vanaf 10:00
> >> Vrijdag is voor experimenteren en eigen projecten.
> >>
> >> Postbus 14145
> >> 3508 SE Utrecht
> >> The Netherlands
> >>
> >> tel: +31 6 49 74 78 70
> >> http://www.burobjorn.nl
> >>
> >> On 07/13/2011 08:57 PM, Travis Northcutt wrote:
> >>> I understand the desire for such a document. However, I think it would
> be
> >>> dangerous. It would be encouraging expectations that very well might
> not
> >>> ever be met.
> >>> --
> >>> Travis Northcutt
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 1:29 PM, Bjorn Wijers <burobjorn at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Hi Aaron,
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks, so this means there is not a more long-term vision document
> >>>> somewhere? Sometimes (more corporate) clients would like to see a more
> >>>> 'visionary' document for the near future if you catch my drift. Would
> be
> >>>> great if something like this would become part of the WordPress
> >>>> Foundation's actions. I will keep an eye on wpdevel.
> >>>>
> >>>> met vriendelijke groet,
> >>>> Bjorn Wijers
> >>>>
> >>>> * b u r o b j o r n .nl *
> >>>> digitaal vakmanschap | digital craftsmanship
> >>>>
> >>>> Werkdagen:
> >>>> Van maandag t/m donderdag vanaf 10:00
> >>>> Vrijdag is voor experimenteren en eigen projecten.
> >>>>
> >>>> Postbus 14145
> >>>> 3508 SE Utrecht
> >>>> The Netherlands
> >>>>
> >>>> tel: +31 6 49 74 78 70
> >>>> http://www.burobjorn.nl
> >>>>
> >>>> On 07/12/2011 02:54 PM, Aaron Jorbin wrote:
> >>>>> Keep your eyes on http://wpdevel.wordpress.com/ .  In the coming
> weeks
> >>>> there
> >>>>> will be feature planning meeting where the scope for 3.3 will be
> >> decided
> >>>>> upon.  In the mean time, tickets in the following report marked
> >>>>> needs-patched could use a patch -
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>
> http://core.trac.wordpress.org/query?status=%21closed&keywords=~westi-likes
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://aaron.jorb.in
> >>>>> twitter: twitter.com/aaronjorbin
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 8:46 AM, Bjorn Wijers <burobjorn at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> As far as I can see there is no roadmap for what will be the focus
> for
> >>>>>> the next version(s) of WordPress? Or am I just overlooking it? I
> tried
> >>>>>> trac, but this just shows the tickets still open for the next
> version.
> >>>>>> What I'm looking for is more of a 'vision' or focus for the next
> >>>>>> versions, so I know what I can expect (& tell my clients) and see
> >> where
> >>>>>> I may be able to help out. Anyone know where I should look?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Thanks,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> grtz
> >>>>>> BjornW
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> met vriendelijke groet,
> >>>>>> Bjorn Wijers
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> * b u r o b j o r n .nl *
> >>>>>> digitaal vakmanschap | digital craftsmanship
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Werkdagen:
> >>>>>> Van maandag t/m donderdag vanaf 10:00
> >>>>>> Vrijdag is voor experimenteren en eigen projecten.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Postbus 14145
> >>>>>> 3508 SE Utrecht
> >>>>>> The Netherlands
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> tel: +31 6 49 74 78 70
> >>>>>> http://www.burobjorn.nl
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