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"The apparently free, participatory open-source software communities have frequently depended on the charismatic and arbitrary authority of a “benevolent dictat
by HocusLocus 7y ago
"The apparently free, participatory open-source software communities have frequently depended on the charismatic and arbitrary authority of a “benevolent dictator for life,” from Linus Torvalds of Linux (who is not always so benevolent) to Guido van Rossum of Python"
GRAB. FORK. It's all there. Nothing stops you. Sleepless nights, stay on your toes.
Nothing stops people from complaining either. And if you fork, people who didn't will begin complaining about you.
- lanstin 7y agoAre you arguing about the centralized role Linus or Guido have? I think what you point out, the lack of a formal requirement for centralization just makes the point that centralization emerges from these networks anyways a bit stronger. And hence the point that we need to build accountability (git annotate for source) into the new systems is strengthened.
- yjftsjthsd-h 7y agoDidn't Guido just recently remove himself as a central authority?