[Scummvm-devel] timing news postings

[Max Horn]

Am 23.12.2009 um 16:33 schrieb Vladimir Menshakov:

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> 23.12.09, 15:44, "Johannes Schickel" <lordhoto at gmail.com>:
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>> On Wed, Dec 23, 2009 at 2:58 PM, Max Horn  wrote:
>>>> Please advise on how do you think situation could be improved.  
>>>> Though
>>>> I do not want uber-complicated schemes.
>>>
>>> Simple: Post to -devel "I am going to announce this and that in N
>>> hours / days". Wait a bit, then post. This gives other the chance to
>>> shout "Wait, if you can hold it one more day, we can make a joint
>>> announcement".
>>>
>>
>> Same opinion over here.
> Seriously doubt that we will ever have two engines released in two  
> weeks :)

Err, we just had precisely that. And we are not just talking engine  
announcements here, either; we had such "coincidences" in the past.

Anyway, folks, this is not a super-serious issue at all. I just find  
it unfortunate that we waste some valuable "front page time" this way.  
That's all. And it would be easy enough to avoid if people talked more  
to each other :). Granted, this is a lot more complicated over the  
internet than in your company, when you could just hop over to the  
office next door and say "Hey Joe, I am going to post this news item,  
anything you'd like to add?" :-).


Cheers,
Max