Paul McNett wrote: > Ricardo Araoz wrote: >> Paul McNett wrote: >>> I see the open source movement as the ultimate expression of democracy. >>> >> Democracy??? Have you ever seen the acronym BDFL (Benevolent Dictator >> For Life)? Ask Ed or any of the other Python guys. Open source can be a >> democracy (rarely), a meritocracy (often), a dictatorship (sometimes), a >> tribe (sometimes), and many other species. I like to think it is a good >> step in the direction of anarchy, or at least a direct democracy (as >> opposed to representative democracy which is the one most of us enjoy). > > I was thinking at the macro level; you are thinking at the level of an > individual project. Sure, Guido is Pythons benevolent dictator, and the > buck does stop with him. However, nothing stops someone from forking > Python and starting their own project. It is democracy without all the > committees bogging you down. The best project wins. >
Sure, I wouldn't want to get started on politics here, maybe we should take it OT but democracy would be when majority decides where the project goes. If you can fork and do whatever you like then it's nearer to anarchy, which I like better. _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
