The Internet has made it possible for large, decentralized groups of people from around the world to collaborate with each other, but large-scale collaboration is difficult, and the best practices for effective collaboration are still being worked out by organizers, developers, and collaborators. Free software has provided working examples of large-scale collaborative communities, as well as practical tools for those communities to use. Tools like MediaWiki, Loomio, Discourse, Etherpad, and Git all provide functionality useful for decentralized collaboration. In this panel, organizers, developers, and collaborators will discuss best practices and pitfalls of using these and other tools in real-world collaborations.
Speakers: Edward Platt Valerie Young Christopher Webber Amy Zhang