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On Monday, 18 April 2005 at 23:24:32 +0200, Stine Madsen wrote:
> FreeBSD Culture
> We are four undergraduate students (1st year) who have chosen Organizatio=
nal
> Culture and FreeBSD as the subject for our major written project. The
> underlying assumption for our project is that the FreeBSD community can be
> viewed and described within the framework of the theory for Organizational
> behavior and culture - that is; as a 'virtual' organization. To investiga=
te
> and clarify this, we would like to confer with participants of the FreeBSD
> community who are well-informed of the how's and why's of FreeBSD.
>
> The following non-exhausting list holds examples of questions we would li=
ke
> to clarify:
>
> - Does there exist myths, 'legends' and stories concerning FreeBSD, which
> are common knowledge in the community.
Certainly! Try googling for "bikeshed", for example. With some luck,
you might experience one Real Soon Now.
> - How does one get to be a member of '-core'? Or more accurately,
> how does a member advance in the FreeBSD community?
Heh. As an ex-member of core, I'd say: participate, contribute,
underestimate the work and stand for election. But I'm sure others
will give you better results.
> - Is the language described in the 'jargon file' used and understood by a=
ll
> members of the community?
Some of it. Other terms are strongly rejected, er, deprecated.
> - What motivates people to join the FreeBSD community and to contribute to
> the common course?
Good question. I'll leave that to others.
> - Is it possible to improve the structure of the FreeBSD community?
Of course! Or of course not! =20
> We are not sure where to post questions like these - and if
> freebsd.org as a suitable forum for those kind of
> questions. Suggestions and thoughts about this will be much
> appreciated.
I'm copying the FreeBSD-chat list, which may gain you further coverage.
> All communication will be by mail, and all participants will be
> anonymous should the prefer so.
That wouldn't be the FreeBSD way.
Greg
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