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==Outline==
==Preface==
*Free as in Freedom
*I am neither a trained theologian, nor a professional computer programmer.  But this is altogether fitting, considering the subject of this book. 
*Code as Architecture
*Talk about Martin Luther's proclamation  of the "priesthood of all believers,"  contrasted with the the modern church: priests and ministers as "elite professionals" credentialed by seminaries, bible colleges, and ministry training programs. 
*The Cathedral and the Bazaar
*Post-modernism and decline of institutional religion as hopeful antidotes to centralized authority in the church.
*Soft Security vs. Hard Security
*Return to ethos of early Christianity in house churches led by women, slaves, and other marginalized voices not in the power structures.
*Benevolent Dictator For Life
*Forking a Project (reform & reconciliation)
*Viral Copyleft (great commision)


==Preface==
==Free as in Freedom==
I am neither a trained theologian, nor a professional computer programmer. But this is altogether fitting, considering the subject of this book.  Despite Martin Luther's proclamation  of the "priesthood of all believers,"  the modern church (Protestant, Catholic, and Orthodox) has been dominated by elite professionals, properly credentialed by seminaries, bible colleges, and ministry training programs.  Only in the emerging post-modern movement are the doors finally being thrown open to armchair theologians and amateur church planters.  Perhaps this is in part of neccessity due to declining overall participation in institutional churches, and a decline in
*Start with stories.
*Brief History of Free Software & Open Source Movement
*Comparison of Open Source "Freedom" with Gospel emphasis on Freedom, and also ties to Liberation Theology.
====Free Software Methodists, Open Source Baptists & FLOSS Presbyterians====
I remember the first time I read the wikipedia entry for "emerging church."  It was well written, balanced and thoughtful, and I was excited about the passion and harmony reflected among the words.  And then I clicked on the link to the discussion page.  Contributors were squabbling over word choice, calling each other ugly names, threatening to erase each other's work, and generally making a huge deal about a 1,000 word encyclopedia article.  And I thought, "Ahhh.  Finally, here is the church I know. Things aren't so different in open-source culture.  In fact, the name "open source" is probably one of the longest running disputes and dividing lines.  Coined in 1998 by Christine Peterson, it was a deliberate break from the older term "Free Software."


==Free Software Methodists, Open Source Baptists & FLOSS Presbyterians==
==Code as Architecture, New Law==
*Start with stories.
*Wikipedia as example, metaphor of changing content w/o changing code.
*What is the "Code" for Christians?  Jesus? Scripture? Book of Order? All the above?
*What happens when the code changes? / response to charges of moral relativism
*Bring Lawrence Lessig into this chapter (Code, Free Culture)
*Compare/Contrast with John Calvin's three functions of law


I remember the first time I read the wikipedia entry for "emerging church."  It was well written, balanced and thoughtful, and I was excited about the passion and harmony reflected among the words.  And then I clicked on the link to the discussion page. 
==The Cathedral and the Bazaar==
*Start with stories
*Discuss Eric Raymond's book and it's implications
*Actual Cathedrals, actual bazaars and implications for a dying Christianity


Contributors were squabbling over word choice, calling each other ugly names, threatening to erase each other's work, and generally making a huge deal about a 1,000 word encyclopedia article. And I thought, "Ahhh.  Finally, here is the church I know.
==Soft Security vs. Hard Security==
*Start with stories
*Wikipedia, eyeballs vs. bugs ratio, and "Revert" button
**Bugs as "sin" and role of community in undoing bugs
*Jesus and gospel message vs. Amercian desire for "safety and security" in wake of 9/11


Things aren't so different in open-source culture. In fact, the name "open source" is probably one of the longest running disputes and dividing lines.  Coined in 1998 by ___, it was a deliberate break from the older term "Free Software."
==Benevolent Dictator For Life==
*Start with Stories
*Explanation of BDFL in open source projects
*Examples: Larry Wall, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Wales, others (esp. females)?
*Role of Pastors as community leaders/gurus vs. "CEO" or other authoritarian models
*Survey of Jesus, Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Barth, etc. as BDFLs


==Forking a Project (reform & reconciliation)==
*Start with Stories
*Open Source methodology and taboos about forking (ESR's Cathedral & Bazaar)
*Forks/Schisms in Christianity: Monasticism, East vs. West, Protestant Reformation
*Reconciliation in Christianity:  Ecumenical movements, Taize, ELCA ???


==Forks==
==Viral Copyleft (great commision)==
*Start with Stories
*GNU License, OS Definition, Creative Commons
*Bring in Cory Doctorow as example in Sci-Fi world, also Radiohead
*Kingdom of God: Giving it away vs. hoarding
*Open Source Eschatology: Kingdom at hand among you
*Still spreading, bring in Malcom Gladwell's "Tipping Point"

Latest revision as of 18:18, 13 October 2013

Preface

  • I am neither a trained theologian, nor a professional computer programmer. But this is altogether fitting, considering the subject of this book.
  • Talk about Martin Luther's proclamation of the "priesthood of all believers," contrasted with the the modern church: priests and ministers as "elite professionals" credentialed by seminaries, bible colleges, and ministry training programs.
  • Post-modernism and decline of institutional religion as hopeful antidotes to centralized authority in the church.
  • Return to ethos of early Christianity in house churches led by women, slaves, and other marginalized voices not in the power structures.

Free as in Freedom

  • Start with stories.
  • Brief History of Free Software & Open Source Movement
  • Comparison of Open Source "Freedom" with Gospel emphasis on Freedom, and also ties to Liberation Theology.

Free Software Methodists, Open Source Baptists & FLOSS Presbyterians

I remember the first time I read the wikipedia entry for "emerging church." It was well written, balanced and thoughtful, and I was excited about the passion and harmony reflected among the words. And then I clicked on the link to the discussion page. Contributors were squabbling over word choice, calling each other ugly names, threatening to erase each other's work, and generally making a huge deal about a 1,000 word encyclopedia article. And I thought, "Ahhh. Finally, here is the church I know. Things aren't so different in open-source culture. In fact, the name "open source" is probably one of the longest running disputes and dividing lines. Coined in 1998 by Christine Peterson, it was a deliberate break from the older term "Free Software."

Code as Architecture, New Law

  • Start with stories.
  • Wikipedia as example, metaphor of changing content w/o changing code.
  • What is the "Code" for Christians? Jesus? Scripture? Book of Order? All the above?
  • What happens when the code changes? / response to charges of moral relativism
  • Bring Lawrence Lessig into this chapter (Code, Free Culture)
  • Compare/Contrast with John Calvin's three functions of law

The Cathedral and the Bazaar

  • Start with stories
  • Discuss Eric Raymond's book and it's implications
  • Actual Cathedrals, actual bazaars and implications for a dying Christianity

Soft Security vs. Hard Security

  • Start with stories
  • Wikipedia, eyeballs vs. bugs ratio, and "Revert" button
    • Bugs as "sin" and role of community in undoing bugs
  • Jesus and gospel message vs. Amercian desire for "safety and security" in wake of 9/11

Benevolent Dictator For Life

  • Start with Stories
  • Explanation of BDFL in open source projects
  • Examples: Larry Wall, Linus Torvalds, Jimmy Wales, others (esp. females)?
  • Role of Pastors as community leaders/gurus vs. "CEO" or other authoritarian models
  • Survey of Jesus, Paul, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Barth, etc. as BDFLs

Forking a Project (reform & reconciliation)

  • Start with Stories
  • Open Source methodology and taboos about forking (ESR's Cathedral & Bazaar)
  • Forks/Schisms in Christianity: Monasticism, East vs. West, Protestant Reformation
  • Reconciliation in Christianity: Ecumenical movements, Taize, ELCA ???

Viral Copyleft (great commision)

  • Start with Stories
  • GNU License, OS Definition, Creative Commons
  • Bring in Cory Doctorow as example in Sci-Fi world, also Radiohead
  • Kingdom of God: Giving it away vs. hoarding
  • Open Source Eschatology: Kingdom at hand among you
  • Still spreading, bring in Malcom Gladwell's "Tipping Point"
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