[documentation] Hitchhikers guide to Drupal

[Charlie Lowe]

Steven Peck wrote:
>  
> So, we need a philosophy doc.  We have people who do not know what the 
> Open Source movement and philosophy are.  They need to be educated and 
> we need a doc/statement for when people make demands that we can link  
> them to then ignore them unless they are more polite and learn how to 
> behave and play nice.

+1

This is why I've been so critical of the Hitchhiker's Guide. It does not 
represent the best understanding of FOSS development. A good explanation 
of FOSS is a much better way than the rhetorical strategy of "you should 
appreciate us" to stop newbies from complaining. Besides, it's not 
necessary that they appreciate the "generosity" of others. Newbies just 
need to understand how the collaborative process of FOSS works and why 
it is an effective form of knowledge production. They need to 
"appreciate" how the community works, not appreciate that they are 
getting stuff for free. That's not that important. Appreciating how FOSS 
works is the big leap in understanding that can get people motivated to 
become contributors.