[maemo-community] [Proposal] - Developers should get karma based on the relevance of their software

[From: Quim Gil]

Mmm... are we repeating here the brainstorming that has been running at
http://maemo.org/community/brainstorm/view/developers_should_get_karma_based_on_the_relevance_of_their_software/
& http://talk.maemo.org/showthread.php?t=31519?



ext Andrew Flegg wrote:
> Henri wrote:
>> However, there are other factors we should look at:
>> 
>> * Maemo Extras upload activity (how many builds, how far those
>> builds went, what votes they got)
> 
> Disagree. The past performance of the build shouldn't have any affect
> on an application's karma. However, see below on thoughts about
> -testing.
> 
>> * Download numbers of applications as a factor used next to ratings
>> 
> 
> Absolutely. However, like tmo posts this should probably be
> sqrt($downloads).
> 
>> * Ohloh kudos would give a wider "appreciation rating" in the free 
>> software world (http://www.ohloh.net/about/kudos)
> 
> I think Ohloh is of little value to the small projects we've had in
> Maemo to date.
> 
>> * Maemo Extras testing activity (voting, comments)
> 
> Yup, although we're trying to encourage a "testsquad" who'll test
> everything so I don't know how we'd square that circle.
> 
> One interesting thought: should a package *lose* karma if it gets a
> high number of votes UP and then ISN'T promoted to Extras?
> Effectively penalising a package for wasting testers' time?
> 
>> * Maybe we could also dig up commits on Garage
> 
> I thought developers already got karma for Garage activity (being on
> a project AND commiting to projects).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Andrew
> 

-- 
Quim Gil
open source advocate
Maemo Devices @ Nokia