We in the technology world often feel that what we're doing is *so* new, we don't have anything to learn from those who went before. And yet, wherever we look, we catch glimpses of wisdom learned in the past which can be applied to open source software development. Dave presents examples from three areas: city planning, architecture and diplomacy, and shows how they apply to the open source world.
20. A typical “negotiation”
I'll give you 40
for it
40? It cost me
more! I'll give it to
you for 70.
You're joking!
I'll give you 50, not
a penny more!
You're a good
customer, I could go to 60,
not a penny less
I can go to 53,
but that's all the cash I have
with me
22. Negotiations in Open Source
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Mailing list discussions
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Bug report closed as “Not a bug” and reopened
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Patch review
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Feature priority
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Conflict resolution