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Re: Interesting article



On Tuesday 12 October 2004 3:38 pm, Erinn Clark wrote:
> I came across this article today on, of all places, Planet Perl.
> 
> 
http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=9411/sdm0411b/sdm0411b.html?temp=SCuteMYIzC
> 
> (Free registration required, I got busy/boss from bugmenot.com)
> 
> I was surprised to see our very own Jenn Vesperman and Helen Faulkner
> mentioned in it. :)
> 

"The greatest harm done by FLOSS's cold shoulder is that it chases people 
away. This is the real cost of any discrimination, including the passive 
discrimination created by unwelcoming environments. When users (and 
developers) feel that they're not welcome, they'll invest their time 
elsewhere."

Indeed yes. 

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