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This is a real problem I don't have a quick answer to. I think there's probably a flip side, though -- if the contributor ''does'' find the repo or IRC channel corresponding to the area being modified, they'll be able to work in a smaller, less overwhelming environment. The rules and procedures for contributing are pretty complex, and right now you have to either not care, or spend a lot of time in advance figuring out exactly what you're supposed to do. If you know you're only going to affect the dozen or so people active in a particular area, it's a lot less intimidating to get involved. But I still haven't addressed the original issue. | This is a real problem I don't have a quick answer to. I think there's probably a flip side, though -- if the contributor ''does'' find the repo or IRC channel corresponding to the area being modified, they'll be able to work in a smaller, less overwhelming environment. The rules and procedures for contributing are pretty complex, and right now you have to either not care, or spend a lot of time in advance figuring out exactly what you're supposed to do. If you know you're only going to affect the dozen or so people active in a particular area, it's a lot less intimidating to get involved. But I still haven't addressed the original issue. | ||
=== Fragmenting The Nightly Tester Community === | |||
Mozilla currently benefits from a (relatively) small but dedicated nightly tester community. It is unclear what impact having multiple repositories churning out different nightly builds will do to that community and for early regression testing. Potentially, this could lead to delays during the beta release cycle due to more regressions being discovered nearer to the intended release date. | |||