Image Re: hierarchy...was report from the field

2007-07-14 Thread Kaliya Hamlin
Here is a link to the graphic that is in this e-mail... http://www.kaliyasblogs.net/images/OpenSource.tiff On Jul 14, 2007, at 2:36 PM, Kaliya Hamlin wrote: Follow up. I was asked what does 'the right to fork' mean. Perhaps a step back and understanding what they are forking (dividing in two

Re: hierarchy...was report from the field

2007-07-14 Thread Kaliya Hamlin
Follow up. I was asked what does 'the right to fork' mean. Perhaps a step back and understanding what they are forking (dividing in two copies and code base diverges). I am not a coder - I have worked with communities and people who do code for several years know. My description is somewhat

hierarchy...was report from the field

2007-07-14 Thread Raffi Aftandelian
Greetings friends and colleagues-- Harrison you wrote: "The other day I got a note which said in part, "I was surprised to find out that there was a hierarchy in the OST community and everyone having a specific place to hold, voices are not equal and politics prevails in certain circuits Just th

Re: hierarchy...was report from the field

2007-07-14 Thread Kaliya Hamlin
Sigh, Human communities do this for good reason. It works. Everyone is not 'equal' in the sense that we all have different experience and different knowledge. Some people are naturally skilled at holding space and others well they haven't learned it yet.Newbies to a practice, tech

Re: Report from the field

2007-07-14 Thread Harrison Owen
Alan - I like what you are doing here! And yet I felt a cautionary flag fly at some points. You said (the sponsor said), "I invite everyone to express your passion and responsibility for things you feel are important. Let's see where Open Space takes us!" Nice, and I also think it is worth while r