--- Philip Bennett <pbnt_at_mac.com> wrote:
>
> I, too, enjoyed the article (despite some inaccuracies). However the
> accompanying article on the researchers doing a paper about what helps
> hold the Newton community together is, well, somewhat strained.
Agreed! Keep in mind though that no one outside Open Source or
distributed, online communities understands the concept of why we do what
we do. "How could someone do work and give it away? Why help someone who
is having a technical problem when you had to work hard to figure it out
yourself? RTFM!" This is the attitude I run into all the time when trying
to explain why a group of like minded individuals (like the Newton and
Linux community) gather together online to discuss, assist and develop for
something they believe in. So, all I can say is cut them some slack,
educate them and try to be a bridge between what they understand and what
you know. [steps off soap box]
-J
P.S I am a grad student doing Newton and Open Source related research.
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