On 2014-11-15, rjf <fate...@gmail.com> wrote: > ------=_Part_62_455616071.1416063379935 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > On Friday, November 14, 2014 7:06:56 AM UTC-8, kcrisman wrote: >> >> >>> If person A verbally attacks person B, I still think it does not help to >>> show a *disapproving* reaction towards person A, because then A may feel >>> attacked, which may make his/her behaviour even worse, and which >>> wouldn't help B at all. Instead, I suggest to show a *supporting* >>> reaction >>> towards person B, in order to make B stronger and prevent damage. >>> >> >> Yes, that is correct. Especially in the highly fragmented and >> open-to-misinterpretation text-only domain we live in. >> >> > Is this a well-known negative of open source development (resolving >> > disputes?) Has it been explored in journals? (I'm not well-read on >> whatever >> > literature there is on open source pro/con recently.) >> > RJF >> >> rjf, I (once again) *highly* recommend Steven Weber's >> http://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674018587 "The Success of >> Open Source", in particular the chapters on self-governance in open source, >> as a place to start reading about this. >> > > Ironically, Weber's book is itself not free, but is sold for $24.50. > Maybe his belief in open whatever does not > extend to the intellectual property that he himself produces.. Maybe you are confusing scientific literature (published by a traditional publisher) with religious one?
> Can you provide a link to an open discussion of this matter? > (while I could perhaps borrow a copy from a library, there are people who > might not > have access to a library copy. etc.) > > >> There are also numerous articles in various collections on this issue, but >> somewhat surprisingly there is a lot of repetition - the researchers on >> this seem to focus on motivation and economic success, or other >> socio-economic issues, and less on the socio-political aspect which is just >> as important. There are also several mildly scholarly histories of e.g. >> Linux that go in far too much detail about the damage (and the good) that >> Torvald's personality does there. But there is certainly an abundance of >> anecdotal stuff regarding this out there, just not often well-organized - >> it comes in the midst of other discussions. >> > I question the claim made by some people that Linux (the base operating > system) is an example of sophisticated programming. The collection of > everything that runs on Linux is impossible to assess. > > >> And someone asked about RTM style comments - yes, we do get those, more's >> the pity, though Sage is pretty good about such things, largely thanks to >> the tone William set very early on. But there is still some of it, which >> is why at least having a non-penalty-based 'honor code' sort of "out there" >> could be useful as a place to gently remind people that we're not just >> working for the 20-odd people replying to this thread, but for hundreds or >> thousands watching. >> > If they come in via Google Groups, are they not counted? > > >> >> - kcrisman >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "sage-devel" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to sage-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to sage-devel@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/sage-devel. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
