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# Does open source exclude high-context cultures?
- URL: https://werd.io/open-source-exclude-highcontext-cultures/
- Published: 2011-09-21T16:16:07.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:00:45.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Software development, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, context, open source, participation, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

[Something to think about for anyone starting *any* online community:](http://stormyscorner.com/2011/09/does-open-source-exclude-high-context-cultures.html)

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> \[...\] So if you start a project and send email to a bunch of folks and ask them to just jump in and contribute, which group do you think will get going more quickly? The low context culture folks.

Interesting comments, too.