[OT] why isn't bikeshed good enough as a sounder replacement?
Amedee Van Gasse
amedee-ubuntu at amedee.be
Fri Jun 17 06:16:48 UTC 2011
On 06/16/11 20:08, Cybe R. Wizard wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:34:04 -0500
> Jordon Bedwell<jordon at envygeeks.com> wrote:
*snip*
>> Start going to meetings and start speaking up, or shut it with the
>> lies.
>>
> I vote locally.
*snip*
Contrary to popular belief, Ubuntu is not a democracy. Neither is any
other Linux or Open Source endeavour. Ubuntu is a meritocracy: if you
want to have something to say, you have to earn it.
It is also common in Open Source projects to fork, either because some
people are unhappy or because someone wants to try out a new
experimental feature. Forks are not a Bad Thing, on the contrary. Do Not
Fear The Fork, Embrace It. Forks are a sign of innovation. This is
exactly what happened with bikeshed: it forked away from Ubuntu. Only
time will tell if bikeshed will ever become more popular than Ubuntu, or
if it will slowly die out.
My predicition is: if bikeshed ever wants to have more ambition than
just being a chatbox, then a democratic model is unsustainable. You will
have to switch to some kind of meritocratic model, and then there will
be again a few unhappy people, who will eventually fork away and form
their own group.
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