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Turns out the only reason why early open source communities were viable is because they had high barriers to entry that were meritocratic. Simply put, we need
by konjin 6y ago
Turns out the only reason why early open source communities were viable is because they had high barriers to entry that were meritocratic.
Simply put, we need more barriers at the creation of a group. Openness should be only for people who can contribute something worthwhile. The petty bureaucracy that has killed every major project from Firefox to GTK is not something worthwhile.