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Does open source exclude high-context cultures?

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21 Sep 2011

Something to think about for anyone starting any online community:



[...] 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.

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