April 18, 2007 lecture by Jerry Feldman for the Stanford University Computer Systems Colloquium (EE 380). Jerry discusses experiences, challenges, and trends in community and democracy supporting software; the state of such efforts and some unanticipated difficulties will also be examined. EE 380 | Computer Systems Colloquium: http://www.stanford.edu/class/ee380/ Stanford Computer Systems Laboratory: http://csl.stanford.edu/ Stanford Center for Professional Development: http://scpd.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanforduniversity/