On 10/13/07, xray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: []
> There is a definite close mesh between the open source community and > coworking, but don't you open source guys try to claim it for > yourselves. Stop trying to own it. Don't try to lay claim a second > exclusive mystique - that wouldn't be very open source, would it? > Work toward making coworking apply to other fields and areas of > society. I don't believe anyone in the coworking community is trying to "own it," and I don't believe anyone is claiming a second exclusive mystique, whatever that is. Working toward making coworking apply to other fields is counterproductive. The coworking communities associated with this list are grown organically from like-minded people. And part of these like minds is an ability to take business risks not available to a large number of people. For example, a loose confederation of peers is not a working model in fields such as civil engineering where consequences of mistakes can be 1. fatal, and 2. result in permanent revocation of state-sanctioned licensing. Another part of these like minds is a desire and ability to be completely self-motivated. Not that many people have this trait. The way this community really works is that *you* go pursue *your* vision of coworking, and report back on your progress and results. Which, perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not, is pretty much how open source software development works. Please do not attribute causality for correlation. Thanks, Dave D --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to coworking@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
