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The Semasiology of Open Source
I had the privilege of hearing Robert “r0ml” Lefkowitz deliver both part I (the thesis) and part II (the antithesis) of his Semasiology of Open Source talk in person at the Open Source Convention.
This year, I wasn’t able to attend OSCON because I was on vacation, so I was sorry to learn that he’d finished the series with part III (the synthesis), it was a big disappointment. (N.b., the threefold manner of presentation is called a Hegelian dialectic, so having done the “synthesis”, r0ml is done with this topic.) Fortunately, IT Conversations has the third part of talk and I was able to listen to it last week on the way home from USU.
I’m sure r0ml’s style of presentation isn’t for everyone, but I sure enjoy it. He’s funny, engaging, and interesting. His literary asides alone are worth the time.
r0ml’s presentation ranges from a discussion of Terry Winograd’s Understanding Computers and Cognition, a book I haven’t read since I was in grad school (when it was new), to labor relations. What does any of this have to do with Open Source? r0ml ties it all together. I loved this talk.
Posted by windley on October 11, 2006 3:21 PM
Comment from Jon Udell at October 11, 2006 4:04 PM
"I loved this talk"
Me too. R0ml's 3-part series is awesome beyond belief.
"I was sorry to learn that he’d finished the series"
Yes, but in the conclusion he hints that although he's plumbed semasiology, there's still hermeneutics. I'm hoping for a 3-part sequel!
Comment from Jayce at October 11, 2006 7:22 PM
I was able to hear parts I and III of this at oscon. I really wish we could get him to present to some conference here in Utah.
Comment from Kevin Turner at October 12, 2006 12:54 PM
The book link (to 0201112973) doesn't work so well as a relative URL.
And my attempt to sign in with typekey failed.
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