[Asterisk-Dev] UK Caller ID patch and new CVS

[Craig Southeren]

As one of the core developers of the OpenH323 project, I agree with this
view. 

Sometimes, forcibly integrating user contributed patches at any cost
creates more problems than it's solves. It's not always a matter of
increasing functionality at any cost - in the long term, an Open Source
project is more about mantainability and ease of understanding than
simply increasing functionality. Sometimes, it is better to wait until
someone who *really* understands the code is able to create a patch that
is fully integrated with the existing code, rather than just hacking in
a change to solve a problem.

I know that OpenH323 is a dirty word as far as some of the Asterisk
developers are concerned, but this problem is common to both projects.
Good patches are hard to find :)

   Craig

On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:57:26 -0500
"Dr. Rich Murphey" <rich at WhiteOakLabs.com> wrote:

> Perhaps it's not a question of elegant code but rather quality and
> maintainability.  Once code goes in, those are real issues that take time
> and effort.
> 
> I've seen technical integrity mistaken for dictatorship many times, and in
> the end the users suffer if it is replaced by political solutions.  Believe
> me, you would be far worse off if such decisions were in the hands of a
> populist rather than an software architect.
> 
> As an open source project one has every opportunity to change the code, but
> in submitting code, one must be able to take responsibility for long term
> issues.
> 
> Please guys, focus on improving patches rather than asking the maintainers
> to lower standards.
> 
> Regards,
> Rich


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 Craig Southeren      craigs at postincrement.com / craigs at voxgratia.org

 Phone:  +61 243654666      ICQ: #86852844
 Fax:    +61 243673140      MSN: craig_southeren at hotmail.com
 Mobile: +61 417231046   Jabber: craigs at jabber.voxgratia.org

 Post Increment - Consulting & Services    http://www.postincrement.com
 Vox Gratia - The Open Source VoIP portal  http://www.voxgratia.org
 Raving Of A Strange Mind - the VoIP blog  http://www.southeren.com/blog