Homesteading the Noósphere
For reasons I can’t quite remember—oh, wait, I do; I was pointed there by an entry by Steven Garrity about interface improvements in open source projects—I found an essay by Eric S. Raymond: Homesteading the Noósphere.
Some of the thoughts that I read here speak directly to issues related to the growth of the [rocksmyfaceoff.net] world empire. They are issues that we’ll have to act on, and soon, before personal conflict causes problems.
It’s a long read, but if you’re interested in how volunteer, long-term, collaborative projects work behind-the-scenes, it’s a good read.
Posted April 27th, 2004 in [rocksmyfaceoff.net] by Geof F. Morris.
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