Re: [TOS] Open/Collaborative development as a focus for the textbook? (Re: First draft of textbook: introductory chapter (foreword?))

2009-09-11 Thread adam hyde
I hope no one will take offense, but I really think you guys are spending too much time writing about what you will write about. These problems will iron themselves out...just write it and work it out as you go :) adam On Fri, 2009-09-11 at 09:39 -0700, Karsten Wade wrote: > On Fri, Sep 11, 2009

Re: [TOS] Open/Collaborative development as a focus for the textbook? (Re: First draft of textbook: introductory chapter (foreword?))

2009-09-11 Thread Karsten Wade
On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 03:51:27PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote: > Yes, it'll be possible to fork and re-use it, but it's not just a > search-and-replace. If the book doesn't mention any of the > philosophies which help to explain why we won't hide problems, why we > share bugfixes and why we prefer to re

Re: [TOS] Open/Collaborative development as a focus for the textbook? (Re: First draft of textbook: introductory chapter (foreword?))

2009-09-11 Thread MJ Ray
Greg DeKoenigsberg wrote: > To wrap this thread up: [...] > 2. My decision, for now, is to prefer the term "open source" because it > is, in my opinion, the simplest term for *this particular purpose*. OK, but I hope some authors will speak up for inclusive naming. In any case, would you comple