[haiku-development] Re: AboutSystem window credits (was: Testing the poll)
- From: "Rene Gollent" <anevilyak@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:56:54 -0500
On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:41 PM, Ryan Leavengood <leavengood@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think there is a definite difference between a "contributor" and a
> developer, so I don't like the idea of putting them on the same list
> (though I don't know if you are proposing that.) I think the
> developers with commit access who are reasonably active should have
> some precedence in these lists.
>
> I am also not sure about moving these lists completely online. There
> is a certain amount of pride (and maybe some ego) in seeing your name
> on these lists inside Haiku. It isn't that hard to just link to a
> separate StyledEdit file or something. Plus I don't know if it is THAT
> BAD having that long list inside the AboutSystem. That could be made a
> separate popup window if you want to keep the main AboutSystem window
> really clean.
>
+1. Alternatively, what we could also do is something along the lines
of what Be did, which is to say hide the credits as an easter egg so
they don't take up UI space unless actually summoned, so to speak.
Regards,
Rene
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