Hi Folks, I agree with Dave as I think that the Contributor Mountain is useful for modeling participation and accomplishment. I would call that a static model. I also think that Andrew raises a good point in that there may be a model for the actual process of participating in an open source project. Don't know what this looks like but I'm thinking of an active model that demonstrates interactions and how people move within the levels. I liken this to static data modeling with ER diagrams (Contributor Mountain) and active data modeling with something like Data Flow Diagrams that show how data moves and is used by an application.
Heidi -----Original Message----- From: tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org [mailto:tos-boun...@teachingopensource.org] On Behalf Of Dave Neary Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 3:52 AM To: Andrew Hamblin Cc: TOS List Subject: Re: [TOS] Introduction to Free and Open Source Software - Objectives/Review Hi, Andrew Hamblin wrote: > The contributor mountain example feels to be problematic, as though it > reflects a hierarchy, rather than an open process. I like the analogy, it seems appropriate. There definitely is a hierarchy in free software projects, and like a mountain, anyone can climb higher in that hierarchy. There are no barriers, but that doesn't mean it'll be easy. > It is also a really > great way to provide a road map towards participation, but I wonder if > we couldn't find a better metaphor, and one that could be carried > through the whole book. Any process which involves growth and learning, and confronting new challenges, would do. Mountain climbing works, as does (say) running a marathon, playing in a sports team (moving from young enthusiast, to training regularly with the team, maybe spending some time as a substitute, winning your place on the team, and finally (potentially) becoming a leader of the team, and thinking of bigger objectives (winning championships, what's best for the team, etc). Or a hypothetical story starting with someone moving to a new neighbourhood, and ending with them being elected to city council (too culturally specific, perhaps?). Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member dne...@gnome.org _______________________________________________ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos _______________________________________________ tos mailing list tos@teachingopensource.org http://teachingopensource.org/mailman/listinfo/tos
