Remote vs Collocated Team

There is a heated but surprisingly friendly discussion about Remote vs Collocated Team going on right now at Yahoo! agile-usability group. I have just started paying attention (and try to follow it) this weekend because the daily digest I get each day is full of it now.

It is pretty interesting to read. Well, if you have done XP coach or consulting at a firm that is not so hot on everything about agile, you might appreciate it more.

It is also interesting to point out that the very first post started with this:

Maybe this is not a hotly debated topic any more since ...