As a follow up to my “inspiration vs. perspiration” post, I’ve written an article at linux.com entitled “The Zen of Community.”
The point of the article is that the key to building a vibrant community is not focusing on the end product, but rather a few qualitative, squishy things, such as emotional attachment and mutually beneficial relationships. An inspired community is a by-product of that.
Read the full article.
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@markphip @amcpherson @dan_lop…
@markphip @amcpherson @dan_lopez @dchud @mattray thanks, peeps 🙂
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@dchud hey, I said it was an e…
@dchud hey, I said it was an extreme example 🙂
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my ‘Zen of Community’ article …
my ‘Zen of Community’ article hit @linuxdotcom http://bit.ly/1a1YNC
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compulsively reloading linux.c…
compulsively reloading linux.com to see when my article hits 🙂
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learning more about @stephenfr…
learning more about @stephenfry – http://trunc.it/gmp8 …now wondering if mr. laurie has free software views of his own
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@jrep yup. we’re all just trav…
@jrep yup. we’re all just travelers on the giant space potty. explains a lot! 🙂
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OH: ‘in space there’s a big po…
OH: ‘in space there’s a big potty and the earth sits on top of it’ (jackie, my 5yo)
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@scouserach yeah he does – par…
@scouserach yeah he does – parents are italian and sent him to parma’s academy when he was 13.
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@glynmoody responsibility? no,…
@glynmoody responsibility? no, but it’s a nice thing to do.