[mythtv-users] Feature request page on wiki

[Tim Draper]

>> You can always check the wiki edit history.  The simple fact is that
>> MythTV is written by unpaid volunteers, and unpaid volunteers are only
>> going to work on things that they have a personal use for, or otherwise
>> interest them.  Most have their own local TODO lists they want to get
>> done anyway.  Too many people thinking up ideas, and not enough actually
>> doing them, plus the complaint I've voiced in the past about a big long
>> list in a wiki not being easy to sift through.
> Ok - so how about relaxing the rules around feature requests on the bug
> tracker ? Easier to manage ? I personally agree with you, imaging me
> trying to help.....no idea where to start. Perhaps the wiki can be used
> as a brain dump for the ideas in the bug tracker ?


from a user side perspective, I do agree with a feature request system
- atleast then the devs can see which ideas have a bigger audience if
a "+1" reply is allowed (or some sort of vote system).
surely that can only be a good thing from a project point of view; the
features that users want are being worked on, rather than what a dev
feels he needs for their own setup.

it could also tie in with the dev's own todo list - if they see more
people wanting a feature they have on the list, they might
re-prioritize or work their own implementation slightly differently to
accommodate something specific.

i don't mean this post in a 'the devs are wrong' sort of way, I'm just
adding my view on things :) i do lookup to the people that submit code
here, it's something i cannot do myself, and i do appreciate the time,
effort and developers limited time to work on this project.