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Open Source Organization Models Discussed

Posted by simoniker on from the rigidity-infers-stupidity? dept.

blogologue writes "Harvard Business School has an article up discussing The Organizational Model for Open Source. It has some good points, and I think it sums up what many of us know, but haven't quite been able to put into words yet: 'People are intimately aware of the fact that too much structure will disenfranchise the very people who make the most successful open source projects possible.'"

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  1. Surprising? by mikeophile · · Score: 5, Funny
    A surprising entity has emerged to protect the interests of open source software developers: the non-profit foundation.

    What's so surprising about that?

    Most open source projects have been non-profitable so far.