On Thu, 2 Dec 1999, Maureen Lecuona wrote:
> Not easily because, luckily, most open source projects are not one-man
> (one-person?) led?
>
> Not easily because usually the project is run cooperatively,
> with no central authority figure, which, IMHO works rather well.
Actually, this is NOT true. There are a couple of exceptions that people
tend to think of. Linux, for example, is run by Linus, who has delegated
certain roles. Ultimately, he has the final say. Don't mistake
delegation for cooperation. :)
The only projects I can think of that are run cooperatively are those that
were started by multiple people, which is the minority of projects. Some,
like apache, are pretty high-profile.
The benevolent dictator is the most common form of leadership in the open
source community.
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