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Re:Why I still don’t contribute to open source by tehviking on Tuesday May 03, 2011 @11:39PM (#2512693)
Yeah, I understand and empathize with your viewpoint. I wrote the article and felt like the detractor captured some of the weaknesses I possess that led to its writing.
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Re:Why I still don’t contribute to open source by eropple on Wednesday May 04, 2011 @01:02AM (#2512851)
I'd call it less "weaknesses" and more "normalcy." It's extremely intimidating to deal with certain aspects of the open-source community. Not because you're dumb or stupid or lazy, but because they're kinda, y'know. Crazy.

(Note that in some cases it's a very beneficial form of crazy, and is not inherently bad, until it starts becoming an issue with other people.)

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