[OSM-talk] Being Constructive

[Schuyler Erle]

* On 25-Apr-2007 at 10:29AM PDT, SteveC said:
> >
> >   Clever chap, that Jesus fellow. (ref Matthew 7:12 - yes, I know he
> >   wasn't the first to say it!)
> 
> Doesn't fit with game theory though :-O
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner% 
> 27s_dillema#The_iterated_prisoner.27s_dilemma

On the other hand, the social dynamics of OSM development (or any
similar distributed, collaborative endeavor) are substantially more
complex than the iterated Prisoner's Dilemma...  

I would prefer to stay away from ethical platitudes or game theory,
and simply and with all humility encourage everyone to do their best
to put the welfare of the project ahead of personal satisfaction. :)

SDE