In this episode, we discuss "bikeshedding" (also known as the
Law of Triviality),
the famous proposition that complex contributions and ideas (such as
plans to build a nuclear power plant), often of high impact and
importance, move forward with relatively little interference, whereas
simple contributions and conversations (such as which color to paint a
bikeshed) get caught up in committee and high-volume debate, and how
this tends to impact FOSS communities.
We do a (slightly dramatic) reading of the original email, hold a
conversation about it, and then come back to the topic with a twist
right after everyone (including ourselves) thought the episode was
over.Links:The original bikeshed email hosted at shed.bikeBut wait! Use bikeshed.org instead!Wait! You should link to the white background page!
No, the green one! No, blue!
No, purple!Poul-Henning Kamp's page on the subjectBut wait! Brett Glass (and others) respond!yourlogicalfallacyis.com,
but be sure to read about
The Fallacy Fallacy
before you start linking to these to try to win an argument on the internet