On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 10:42:57AM -0500, David Farning wrote: > > [Michael and Tomeu talk] > > An effective way to become a respected member of on open source > community is to start with small ideas and implement them. If the > deliverable works, is useful, and meets coding standards it will be > accepted. A couple of iterations through this: > a: Produce improvements to the product. > b. Help the contributor earn the respect of the current community so > they will be encourage to participate and take on larger projects. > > That tends to open doors. > > Drive by ventings tend to shut them.
These points are valid but not apt. I don't think Michael's doing anything drive-by. His (and Tomeu's of course) ventings are quite well-informed. Constructive disagreement is valuable. > david Martin
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