Re:The Commons Clause is an existential threat to open source
by DannyBee on Wednesday August 22, 2018 @01:40PM
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So let me see if i've got the details right:
1. A group of people go off and, without involving their communities at all, try to solve a problem they think they have.
2. They spring it on their communities suddenly and without warning
3. Negative reaction ensues.
4. People decry death of open source.
5. Author of clause bemoans on twitter that the reaction of community should have been collaborative problem solving (and "starting a conversation"), despite completely failing to attempt collaborative problem solving with their community.
Is that about right?
If so, this is a great object lesson in how not to do this.
If you want the reaction to be collaborative problem solving, engage people in collaborative problem solving.
If you want the reaction to be to your solution, present people a solution. But expect people to do precisely that!
This is like when people drop completely designed/implemented megabombs of stuff on OSS projects and then complain when there is pushback.
1. A group of people go off and, without involving their communities at all, try to solve a problem they think they have.
2. They spring it on their communities suddenly and without warning
3. Negative reaction ensues.
4. People decry death of open source.
5. Author of clause bemoans on twitter that the reaction of community should have been collaborative problem solving (and "starting a conversation"), despite completely failing to attempt collaborative problem solving with their community.
Is that about right?
If so, this is a great object lesson in how not to do this.
If you want the reaction to be collaborative problem solving, engage people in collaborative problem solving.
If you want the reaction to be to your solution, present people a solution. But expect people to do precisely that!
This is like when people drop completely designed/implemented megabombs of stuff on OSS projects and then complain when there is pushback.