"Major open source projects, particularly the Linux kernel, are done entirely over email to great success." This is a good model of how to collaborate, but it'

"Major open source projects, particularly the Linux kernel, are done entirely over email to great success." This is a good model of how to collaborate, but it's also a bit self selecting don't you think? Unfortunately the reality at most day jobs is that a lot of people you work with are simply trying to get by.