The Perl Toolchain Summit needs more sponsors. If your company depends on Perl, please support this very important event.

NAME

YiJing::0x0c - Tong/ Ren/ (Listserv)

DESCRIPTION

"So you're all interested in the same thing. See if you can all get along!"

Judgment

    同人:同人于野,亨。利涉大川,利君子貞。

Getting to know other people in the world. Fun. Sifting through large volume of discussions is good for diligent hackers.

Interpretation

    彖曰:同人,柔得位得中,而應乎乾,曰同人。
          同人曰,同人于野,亨。利涉大川,乾行也。
          文明以健,中正而應,君子正也。唯君子為能通天下之志。

When the empathetic nature of human interaction is applied to hacking, mailing lists and forums are formed.

"Getting to know other people in the world" is a noble motivation to hacking; it is what keeps great projects going. A wise hacker should correspond with character and honesty -- it is the only way to communicate your ideas with people around the world.

Image

    象曰:天與火,同人﹔君子以類族辨物。

Hackers discussing their works forms the Image of a Listserv. People with similiar minds are bound together to explore their common interests.

Lines

  •     初九。同人于門。無咎。象曰。出門同人。又誰咎也。

    Common interest, no trouble.

    ... People on the list share your interests; nobody will cause you troubles.

  •     六二。同人于宗。吝。
        象曰。同人于宗。吝道也。

    Infighting among the same camp. Tough.

    ... Taking noncompromising positions on your kinfolks is the sure path to infighting.

  •     九三:伏戎于莽,升其高陵,三歲不興。
        象曰:伏戎于莽,敵剛也。三歲不興,安行也。

    Trolls everywhere with their holier-than-thou attitudes. The list is ruined for three years.

    ... The signal-to-noise ratio dropped significantly. Find some other place for people to calm down and talk again.

  •     九四:乘其墉,弗克攻,吉。
        象曰:乘其墉,義弗克也,其吉,則困而反則也。

    Stick to the point, don't flame others. Good fortune.

    ... Don't be provoked and stick to the point, so you can discuss constructively; otherwise, the thread will stuck and get nowhere.

  •     九五:同人,先號啕而后笑。大師克相遇。
        象曰:同人之先,以中直也。大師相遇,言相克也。

    Shouting and whining at first, now laughing together: Two camps are clashed against each other.

    ... Before you make friends with others, don't reject their honest criticisms. When two camps meet, strong opinions are unavoidable.

  •     上九:同人于郊,無悔。
        象曰:同人于郊,志未得也。

    The enthusiasm is getting thin, but there are no regrets.

    ... Although you did not complete the work you set out to do, the members are still associated together.