Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 02/15/2012 05:47 PM, Benjamin Kerensa wrote: > On 02/15/2012 04:52 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: >> On 02/15/2012 04:30 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: >>> Another option would be to view the discussion tabs for any article at >>> Wikipedia >>> or the (amazingly civil) Arch Linux wiki. >>> >>> Di

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Benjamin Kerensa
On 02/15/2012 04:52 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: > On 02/15/2012 04:30 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: >> Another option would be to view the discussion tabs for any article at >> Wikipedia >> or the (amazingly civil) Arch Linux wiki. >> >> Discussion happens. > Thanks. > Could lurk on ubuntu-devel

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 02/15/2012 04:30 PM, Michael Rasmussen wrote: > Another option would be to view the discussion tabs for any article at > Wikipedia > or the (amazingly civil) Arch Linux wiki. > > Discussion happens. Thanks. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___ PLUG mai

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 02/15/2012 03:28 PM, Galen Seitz wrote: > Richard C. Steffens wrote: >> A management consultant needs to understand how collaboration works in >> open source. I wondered if lurking on the development mailing list of an >> open source project would be enlightening. >> >> Does anyone have any reco

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Michael Rasmussen
On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:32:17AM -0800, Richard C. Steffens wrote: > A management consultant needs to understand how collaboration works in > open source. I wondered if lurking on the development mailing list of an > open source project would be enlightening. > > Does anyone have any recommend

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard England
On 02/15/2012 04:11 PM, Russell Senior wrote: >> "John" == John Sechrest writes: > RCS> A management consultant needs to understand how collaboration > RCS> works in open source. I wondered if lurking on the development > RCS> mailing list of an open source project would be enlightening. >

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Russell Senior
> "John" == John Sechrest writes: RCS> A management consultant needs to understand how collaboration RCS> works in open source. I wondered if lurking on the development RCS> mailing list of an open source project would be enlightening. John> This strikes me as a kind of thing you learn by do

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Galen Seitz
Richard C. Steffens wrote: > A management consultant needs to understand how collaboration works in > open source. I wondered if lurking on the development mailing list of an > open source project would be enlightening. > > Does anyone have any recommendations for what list(s) would be useful in

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 02/15/2012 03:11 PM, Rich Shepard wrote: > I think you can find some good ideas on collaborative working on the Web > and pass those on to the management consultant. There are probably also > books written on the subject. Thanks. I'll take a look. -- Regards, Dick Steffens ___

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Rich Shepard
On Wed, 15 Feb 2012, Richard C. Steffens wrote: > It's actually a third (or fourth) had connection. From what I understand > the consultant has only a moderate level of technical acquaintance, and > not a programmer. Still, there might be some role working on documentation > or such. I'll pass tha

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 02/15/2012 02:37 PM, Richard C. Steffens wrote: > It's actually a third (or fourth) had connection. From what I understand ^ hand! > the consultant has only a moderate level of technical acquaintance, and > not a programmer. Still, ther

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard C. Steffens
On 02/15/2012 01:22 PM, John Sechrest wrote: > This strikes me as a kind of thing you learn by doing, not by lurking. Understandable. > I wonder if there is not some open source project out there where your > friend might not add some specific value to the project and might as a > result also lea

Re: [PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread John Sechrest
This strikes me as a kind of thing you learn by doing, not by lurking. I wonder if there is not some open source project out there where your friend might not add some specific value to the project and might as a result also learn about the collaborative process. On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 10:32 AM

[PLUG] Recommendation desired for Open Source project lurking

2012-02-15 Thread Richard C. Steffens
A management consultant needs to understand how collaboration works in open source. I wondered if lurking on the development mailing list of an open source project would be enlightening. Does anyone have any recommendations for what list(s) would be useful in that regard? Thanks. -- Regards,