Re: how to make decisions?

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

On Mon, Sep 3, 2012 at 10:18 AM, David Kastrup <address@hidden> wrote:
>[..]

Thanks for saying all of this; I think it has been very well put.

> I don't have a good answer here, and I am not particularly happy with
> suggesting that the work I end up doing will not likely be shaped much
> by committee or community decisions but rather mostly by my own
> conscience and programmer instincts.  Which, in turn, are shaped by the
> perceived needs of the community.

That may actually be a boon; despite best intentions, design by
committee usually does not lead to good designs.

> overall scheme, and also make some things easier to get done with.  With
> regard to _designing_ the language of LilyPond, I think we are better
> off discussing and relating our goals, and seeing where this takes
> development.

+1

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