[Zope3-dev] Re: [Zope3-checkins] CVS: Zope3/lib/python/Zope/App/schemagen Zope3/lib/python/Zope/App/schemagen - New directory

Gary Poster gary@modernsongs.com
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:31:11 -0500


Steve Alexander wrote:
> Shane Hathaway wrote:
>> Casey Duncan wrote:
>>> On Thursday 12 December 2002 03:07 am, Steve Alexander wrote:
>>>
>>>> When a sprint is going on, as a sprinter, it is kind of irritating 
>>>> to have a running critique of the ongoing work at the sprint. I feel 
>>>> copmelled to respond to this, and try to explain the rationale and 
>>>> direction of the sprinting. However, I also think that this is 
>>>> counter-productive, and my time and attention would be better spent 
>>>> on the sprinting activities.
>>>
>>> I completely disagree, just because someone is not at the sprint 
>>> should not make it impossible to interject something or create a 
>>> discussion. That said, email is wholly ignorable until later, so if 
>>> the person is uninformed (which is likely the case since they aren't 
>>> there), just ignore them until you have time to rebuke their 
>>> comments. Or just send a "bear with it until we can explain" reply.
>>
>> Thanks Casey, well put.  Steve, just use the magic words "we'll 
>> discuss this after the sprint". :-)  No one can complain with that.
> 
> We'll discuss this after the sprint.
> 
> 
> ;-)

:-) and now, illustrating Casey's point, I think, I will continue the 
thread outside of sprint participation!  Whee!

FWIW: I agree that a sprint moratorium on emails, critical or not, about 
sprint activities is a bit much.  And that sprinters should feel to 
ignore the emails until later--perhaps *must* ignore them.  And that we 
all hope that documentation and proposals will emerge from sprints.

Agreeably,

Gary