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It's sometimes easy to mistake new packages, or [[Features/Policy/Definitions | enhancements]], for features. Features have a very specific [[Features/Policy/Definitions | definition]], but here are some questions to ask yourself before engaging the feature process. | It's sometimes easy to mistake new packages, or [[Features/Policy/Definitions | enhancements]], for features. Features have a very specific [[Features/Policy/Definitions | definition]], but here are some questions to ask yourself before engaging the feature process. | ||
| − | # Is this change | + | # Is this change very visible to end users? |
#* In this case "end user" means "someone in the audience for this change," which could be desktop users, developers, or system administrators. | #* In this case "end user" means "someone in the audience for this change," which could be desktop users, developers, or system administrators. | ||
| − | # Does this change | + | # Does this change require intervention? |
| + | #* This might be a configuration file format change, or something else that will perturb unsuspecting end users. | ||
| + | #* A change that requires a very simple intervention to revert behavior is not necessarily a feature. | ||
| + | # Is this something that will interest the lay press? | ||
Revision as of 18:51, 6 August 2008
It's sometimes easy to mistake new packages, or enhancements, for features. Features have a very specific definition, but here are some questions to ask yourself before engaging the feature process.
- Is this change very visible to end users?
- In this case "end user" means "someone in the audience for this change," which could be desktop users, developers, or system administrators.
- Does this change require intervention?
- This might be a configuration file format change, or something else that will perturb unsuspecting end users.
- A change that requires a very simple intervention to revert behavior is not necessarily a feature.
- Is this something that will interest the lay press?
