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karma-based discussion/collaboration sites

Posted Aug 28, 2011 23:59 UTC (Sun) by dlang (✭ supporter ✭, #313)
In reply to: karma-based discussion/collaboration sites by giraffedata
Parent article: LinuxCon: Clay Shirky on collaboration

or requiring contributer agreements for patches.

or requiring copyright assignment for patches.

why is it these last two get people up in arms, while these other limits to contributions are shrugged off as not mattering?

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karma-based discussion/collaboration sites

Posted Sep 29, 2011 21:56 UTC (Thu) by mfedyk (guest, #55303) [Link]

Because with patches, you have already limited the set to those that can write patches.

Regular forums on the other hand need to filter out many more people since the bar otherwise is only the ability to enter text into a computer.