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"The evolution of today's software industry is confusing to many people because it is proceeding in exactly the opposite direction from previous technological revolutions. Previously, the rationalization of production has been associated with movement away from decentralized cottage industry towards a factory system organized around concentrations of capital. This time, the move is away from the factory system, towards a new form of artisanship and individualism critically enabled by cheap PCs and the Internet." (From the OSI Position Paper on the SCO-vs-IBM Complaint -- Eric S. Raymond being the principal author).

I got this from jducoeur (here) who got it from alienor who got it from someone named Lucia

1) What was it that first drew you to the SCA? By this I mean, what was the thing that you read, saw, heard about the SCA that made you want to get involved?

I was already sort of interested in medeival stuff because, with my last name, an interest in King Arthur was inevitable. Near the end of high school, I discovered Dungeons and Dragons. Then one Sunday morning during the "we're going to be serious, responsible broadcasters and air talk stuff even though we're an album-rock station" hour, I heard an interview with the king and queen of Atlantia, describing what the SCA was. I was fascinated and made a mental note to try to learn more, but I wasn't quick enough to get the contact phone numbers. (Note that the WWW wasn't invented for another decade or so.) In college, some friends started doing live-action role-playing out on the cross-country track, but it was more improvised fantasy stuff involving imagined monsters than anything like the SCA. By the time a friend (later girlfriend) who had gone to a different school wrote that she had fallen in with this really interesting group that I recognized the name of, I was so ready to get involved.

2) What was the first step you took as a newcomer to get involved in the SCA?

Attending fighter practice with the aforementioned girlfriend (she fought, I watched) and meeting the household she joined when she came back to the East Coast; then attending a couple of feasts. (Gee, and nowadays Pennsic is nearly the only activity I make it to...)

3) Who was the most influential person in your decision to join the SCA?

The aforementioned girlfriend, whom I've unfortunately lost touch with in the years since. (Hey, Cunnian, say hello if you see this.)

See a bunch of y'all at War. Look for me with Caer Edgemere in E15. (Our usual spot is the last camp before the trees, on the right, as you walk downhill on Brewer's Road. Across the street from Mountain Confederation.)