It's one popular way, that's all. There are plenty of others that could make sense. A game could grant you the ability to edit its source code, after you comp

It's one popular way, that's all. There are plenty of others that could make sense. A game could grant you the ability to edit its source code, after you complete the game. That's just a for-instance. > Will there also be an option for pure democracy? Sure, why not? > Can I fork your socialist utopia and form an authoritarian dictatorship? Mechanically, sure. There may be licensing problems, but that's true today. > I don’t see why this system would ever be beneficial to a real world government. If the real world government stores its web pages in GitHub, then the real world government can use this governance to handle changes to that web page. Rather than letting a lone IT admin have root. > What’s the benefit? If you're comfortable with needing to fork a repo when the BDFL goes rogue and starts making changes you hate, then there's no benefit at all.