I agree with Judd on this. We wouldn't be where we are today if Mr. Paul Tagliamonte hadn't just made a bunch of executive decisions. He had a mission and he made it happen by being a true leader. I've attended a couple CA IRC meetings back when I was lead of the C-bus ReLoCo and they have no real governmental structure, and they are just a mess because they don't have anyone telling them what to do. While I agree with many of the "socialist" ideals of F/OSS, delegation seems to be the only thing keeping people truly motivated.
There are leaders and there are followers. Some people don't really care what happens. They happy contributing, but they need to be directed or they won't be comfortable making that decision. Then you have the situations where there is dissent on a subject matter. People don't like to argue, so everyone just gives up on the matter. It could be a really important matter that just gets dropped off the map because nobody in a leadership position says, "Here's what we're going to do... if you don't like it, bit me." Naturally, most matters can be discussed and decided via mobs without much dissent. It's when an important matter arises and nobody can agree when somebody needs to stand up make the decision. Brian Freytag I Don't Like This Game System Administrator/Web Developer http://www.idontlikethisgame.com/ Social Media Widget http://forums.idontlikethisgame.com/viewforum.php?f=3 P.S. Coding the Social Media Widget takes up a lot of my already limited free time, and I don't see a dime from it unless people donate. It is donations that keep this widget up to date and the most popular social media bookmarking plugin since Sexy Bookmarks. If you're capable, please consider a donation. Any size donation is greatly appreciated! Thanks! http://www.idontlikethisgame.com/code/donate. On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 9:35 PM, Judd Storrs <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 6:32 PM, The Erk <[email protected]> wrote: >> I absolutely, vehemently, with jello, disagree. To function properly as a >> group there needs to be little leadership and chain of command. Community >> and peer is what makes us strong. Businesses and governments run with >> strong leadership and chain of command.. and look how well that works out. > > Hierarchical structures do have advantages, particularly for managing > limited resources. Sometimes mobs don't work out so well. > > > --judd > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
