User:Mchua/Braindumps/Community lessons

draft of an essay I'm writing on things I wished I could say to all new OLPC community members.

OSS is not magic pixie dust. Open-source in word (licensing) is not the same as open-source in thought and deed (community processes).

Operating openly preserves privacy. Your work and the ability to participate have to be available to people who don't explicitly ask for permission.