On Monday 24 October 2011 21:25:48 Karsten Wade wrote:
On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 08:23:05PM +0200, Doron Fediuck wrote:
WRT to omitting the person name (from past experience...), After a year or so people change positions / work places, and this becomes simply an old memory, with the relevant person not longer available to answer questions, so this is missing the point.
Actually, what you describe is exactly why it works well in open source projects. You often _can_ reach people after they are no longer involved, and often they'll be glad to answer questions, etc. Because it's not secret-employer-code, people are much more willing and able to be a brief mentor or answer some questions.
- Karsten
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