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Like Linus on the kernel?
by sam_lowry_ 3y ago
Like Linus on the kernel?
- ses1984 3y agoSure you can consider Linux over as far as you’re concerned.
- globalnode 3y agoSure, linux can be over, f-droid can be over... i mean linux doesnt even work except for the use case of convenient cli, file management, and networked servers.
- oytis 3y agoWhat is weird about this situation is I can't find any public information about Hans holding any special powers in the project. He's neither the original creator nor an officially appointed BDFL. Maybe he just happens to hold important access rights in the system that let him block people? Or is more assertive than others? Hard to tell
- KennyBlanken 3y agoHe's "Technical Lead" https://f-droid.org/en/2023/03/20/f-droid-board.html https://f-droid.org/en/2023/03/20/f-droid-board.html
- lucideer 3y agoOne of the issues raised is that the Council approved maintainership privileges for one individual & Hans refused to grant them - this gives me the impression that 1 single individual has exclusive access to grant such privileges (typically "Owner" role): it seems pretty unusual for a community project to have a single Owner role. Even just for efficiency & them being a bottleneck / bus-factor.
- remram 3y agoLinux is explicit about their governance model...