tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19921876.post2944910206816865344..comments2023-07-05T14:48:49.487+05:30Comments on It's a small world after all...: The 80-20 rule of institutional reputationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19921876.post-37628707520926750702009-02-15T01:56:00.000+05:302009-02-15T01:56:00.000+05:30It's true what you say about the 80-20 rule of con...It's true what you say about the 80-20 rule of contribution.<BR/><BR/>Let's even pretend that this rule does not hold and that somehow big affiliation is sufficient for big contribution (or big people). Even then, there's nothing to say big affiliation is necessary for big contribution.<BR/><BR/>It is odd that people fail to see this, despite so many examples like Linus. There was a time when probably most of the great contributions came from places like Bell labs, CERN, IBM, Microsoft etc.. But times have changed, especially with the advent of the Internet. There are so many tools we use like Python, Ruby, tools from Apache; and we don't see the people behind them and their affiliations celebrated. In fact, communities develop around them and people contribute regardless of affiliation. It even seems most natural that many big corporations widely use tools developed by some unknown small individuals!Sankethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09355698279409223146noreply@blogger.com