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+title: "The x test"
+date: 2021-07-07T13:17:04+05:00
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+A core part of self-organising the Co-op Cloud project is finding ways to
+co-operate with other libre software communities. That is often a wonderful
+heart warming experience but also sometimes things do not go as smoothly as
+hoped! We've been thinking about ways of navigating this online social work and
+we wanted to share some thoughts.
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+The idea of a Co-op Cloud recipe is a config for a libre software app which
+uses open licenses and can be reused, shared and extended. As our recipe
+catalogue grows, so does the number of online communities we work with. We
+typically hang out in a project chat room and exchange tips & tricks, report
+any problems we run into and ask for new features to be implemented.
+
+We're not interested in one-sided relationships with these projects. Co-op
+Cloud is about making it work for everyone involved in the software project -
+users, developers and hosters. We know we need to get rooted in these
+communities and build up trust. This is slow and careful work.
+
+From our perspective as recipe maintainers and hosters of softwares, we need to
+informally "evaluate" these communities based on our needs. Do they have a
+public chat room available? Do they seem like friendly people? Is there
+interest in the Co-op Cloud? And so on. This Q & A style format helps us build
+confidence that this app is worth investing time into. After all, it takes time
+to package it, maintain it and offer it as a part of the Co-op Cloud project.