> How could we build a communal product for the public? Theoretically, this approach would result in a better product. Theoretically it'll result in either a f

> How could we build a communal product for the public? Theoretically, this approach would result in a better product. Theoretically it'll result in either a far worse product or a product that never ships. Committees, bureaucracy (which is what an HN communal product would be) is a particularly bad way to do software.