https://sourceforge.net/p/pencil-code/wiki/SocialRules/Recent changes to SocialRulesenSun, 22 Mar 2015 20:27:06 -0000https://sourceforge.net/p/pencil-code/wiki/SocialRules/<div class="markdown_content"><h1 id="social-rules">Social rules?</h1> <p>Hi guys, </p> <p>I discussed with a co-developer of a code that is developed pretty much like Pencil, open-source, a team, version control, etc. Talking to him about code development, I asked if there were cases of flame fights or heated arguments in the code community. He mentioned a couple of cases, and pointed me to <strong>books</strong> on open source development where such stuff is discussed. Not surprisingly, it is quite a common occurrence. </p> <p>Chapter 6 of the first link, from 102 on ("Difficult People"), is particularly relevant. </p> <p><a href="http://producingoss.com" rel="nofollow">http://producingoss.com/</a></p> <p><a href="http://artofcommunityonline.org" rel="nofollow">http://artofcommunityonline.org/</a></p> <p>Wlad. </p> <h1 id="successful-electronic-communication">Successful electronic communication</h1> <p>For an electronic discussion, there is no such thing as a meta-level of information transfer. Therefore, every good electronic communicator just stays with the facts. And <em>if</em> an interpretation needs to be done, one chooses the interpretation that assumes <em>best</em> motives of your opponent. Only then, one has a chance to understand the opponent right. And without understanding an opponent <em>fully</em>, one has no right to answer. (Philippe) </p></div>AnonymousSun, 22 Mar 2015 20:27:06 -0000https://sourceforge.net248a473a3f69ff1711a7aeb1d5ed93c5c7640674