the open source community is extremely open and welcoming, encouraging anyone to participate and contribute all manner of projects. the common law is not a system for inventing law, but a procedure for discovering it. i was delivering one of my first house portraits, when the family’s 2 year-old saw it, he excitedly said, “home!” that is my goal: reaching someone on a personal level through my art. but it was silly to try and guess when the tall ships might arrive and pick it ahead of time to store in her box. 