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“Why isn’t the open crowd more open-minded?” — Another person observing the indisputable fact that the open source and free software worlds are rife with sectarianism. To answer the question, it is a consequence of the passion people have combined with the nature of the issue and the one fact no-one feels free to seriously mention, the fact that much of the brilliance in the community is a consequence of the focus that Aspergers delivers.
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This has been an important meeting place for legislators from southern Europe in previous years and I anticipate it will once again be a crucial venue for the advancement of political agendas implementing open source strategies.
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A venn diagram that proves Doctor Who is in fact the ultimate scifi story.
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Glyn’s conclusion is “not yet” but the rest of his analysis certainly rings true for me.
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“Aspergers delivers” is a little unfair. Many of the most vocal participants in the free software/open source “debate” are not delivering anything except their “contribution” to that debate.
The number of successful antisocial free software developers is quite low. The problem is that they set the tone for a herd of people who follow. And they deliver sweet f all.
Dave.