Category |
Traditional |
Linux |
Next Step |
|---|
Great People |
Small to Medium group of very talented people |
Small core + big extension |
Small cores + big extensions |
Feeling Important |
by making great stuff |
Member of community has prestige. Also core group is famous |
Core group prestige, widely known contributer in the big extension |
Unifying goal |
Have an enemy or a cause |
Many goals, sometimes in conflict. Most are productive. |
Linux model, but specific enemies / goals are directed by corporate propaganda to smaller groups |
Strong Leader |
Common see the list |
Protection |
Protection from interference of upper management |
Solved boss issue. Hurt by much info from large base |
Protect contributors from the both |
Critique |
Both peer to peer and boss to peer, but all in face to face |
Primarily peer to peer in remote. Open to great extension |
peer to peer both in face to face and remote, which should operate seemlessly. Critiques available widely. |
Physical location |
Isolated area |
Widely distributed internationally |
Members are possibly both local and distributed. Knowledge Management system as virtual headquarters |
