Comments on: It’s About Community http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community Brandon Philips weblog on open source, robotics and technology Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:47:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Emily Allstot http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community#comment-5569 Emily Allstot Thu, 23 Nov 2006 18:33:37 +0000 http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community/#comment-5569 I have an X-mas present for you... Wii! I have an X-mas present for you… Wii!

]]> By: allstote » 5 Ways to Contrubite to Open Source Projects Without Coding http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community#comment-2146 allstote » 5 Ways to Contrubite to Open Source Projects Without Coding Tue, 26 Sep 2006 16:06:22 +0000 http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community/#comment-2146 [...] Haha, this is much of what I do, as I often feel like a cheerleader for my FOSS friends. Regretfully, I refrained from adding “tips” in the comments of the article, such as “If you are a girl, dress hot while attending Open Source-related events such as group meetings and conferences or by being a schwag model.” Indeed, everyone needs to see a little leg or cleavage every now and then, because It’s About Community. [...] [...] Haha, this is much of what I do, as I often feel like a cheerleader for my FOSS friends. Regretfully, I refrained from adding “tips” in the comments of the article, such as “If you are a girl, dress hot while attending Open Source-related events such as group meetings and conferences or by being a schwag model.” Indeed, everyone needs to see a little leg or cleavage every now and then, because It’s About Community. [...]

]]> By: Ryan Miglavs http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community#comment-2097 Ryan Miglavs Mon, 25 Sep 2006 00:47:41 +0000 http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community/#comment-2097 Yes! Communities rule. And so does social interaction. It is interesting the ways in which technology both pushes and pulls people together and apart. Earbuds, for example, are indeed a hindrance to interaction. Social networks, such as <a href="http://corkd.com" rel="nofollow">Cork'd</a>, on the other hand, have the potential to bring people together for large or small reasons. FOSS communities have a similar uniting potential. At the same time, it is far from limited to FOSS. Most of the connections I've made with developers I didn't know have been with those who work on commercial products. Very fruitful community has come from these interactions, and in some cases I have been invited into the fold to help out with these commercial products (nothing too serious, but that's as I like it). Good comment, Brandon. Good luck with the OSEL. And email me, dammit. Ryan Yes! Communities rule. And so does social interaction. It is interesting the ways in which technology both pushes and pulls people together and apart. Earbuds, for example, are indeed a hindrance to interaction. Social networks, such as Cork’d, on the other hand, have the potential to bring people together for large or small reasons.

FOSS communities have a similar uniting potential.

At the same time, it is far from limited to FOSS. Most of the connections I’ve made with developers I didn’t know have been with those who work on commercial products. Very fruitful community has come from these interactions, and in some cases I have been invited into the fold to help out with these commercial products (nothing too serious, but that’s as I like it).

Good comment, Brandon. Good luck with the OSEL. And email me, dammit.

Ryan

]]> By: Emily http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community#comment-1523 Emily Thu, 07 Sep 2006 17:44:22 +0000 http://ifup.org/2006/09/06/its-about-community/#comment-1523 Your blog is so lovely, and you sound so professional! Also, I just want to let you know that I would love to volunteer to help you and Polvi however I can with the OSEL. This year I will have access to lots of young college-bound minds and people outside of our geek community, and I would be thrilled to spread the OSEL gospel to them. Also, what would it take to get Polvi and/or Philips to bring a Babycue to my house for a few hours this fall? The charcoal grill at the Girlie House just doesn't cut it! Your blog is so lovely, and you sound so professional!

Also, I just want to let you know that I would love to volunteer to help you and Polvi however I can with the OSEL. This year I will have access to lots of young college-bound minds and people outside of our geek community, and I would be thrilled to spread the OSEL gospel to them.

Also, what would it take to get Polvi and/or Philips to bring a Babycue to my house for a few hours this fall? The charcoal grill at the Girlie House just doesn’t cut it!

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