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Here lieth a pioneer in open source sustainability. RIP
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project tips #27

Closed chadwhitacre closed 11 years ago

chadwhitacre commented 12 years ago

We need support for organizations and projects somehow. I would like to emphasize that groups are made up of individuals, and the individuals are responsible (for both good and ill). Need to define the semantics around individuals leaving and joining the group.

This is really a tough nut to crack. It's the line between group and individual. Right now Gittip is designed for individuals, but that means every individual has to be their own marketing department. It only works for "Internet rock stars." What about normal people? What about everyone who labors tirelessly without tooting their own horn? How does Gittip work for them?

ncoghlan commented 11 years ago

Yes, particularly if you can use that to leverage Twitter's "verified profile" system.

ncoghlan commented 11 years ago

Of course, you'll have to find someone at Wikimedia willing to claim their profile, first :)

chadwhitacre commented 11 years ago

@ncoghlan Yeah, chicken and egg. If enough people pledge on Gittip they'll have a reason to do so. We'll get there ...

chadwhitacre commented 11 years ago

Subsumed by #449.