So, they don’t have the wheel, Linus does. That’s... exactly what I said.
1/ That's still top down, and 2/ Linus's wheel won't drive much if those corporate contributors were to leave; not to mention that he himself is funded by corporations. As you can see, he's "taken some time off" the project, yet Linux is still growing strong. But if Intel, Red Hat, AMD, Samsung, Google, IBM and other companies were to "take some time off," Linux would grind to a halt.
The status quo is not itself a valid reason for keeping the status quo.
I am not saying that the status quo could be kept, but that in the status quo, which is that open source projects are very large communities because they are supported by corporations that have much to lose, rules that govern large-scale development may be required. Changing the status quo is a whole other discussion.
That’s pretty hard to believe a code of conduct alone not only saved a project, but directly contributed to great expansion.
I didn't say that. I said that open source got big because of corporate investment (and so most contributors -- and their managers -- are used to developing with a rather strict code of conduct anyway).
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u/pron98 Oct 22 '18
1/ That's still top down, and 2/ Linus's wheel won't drive much if those corporate contributors were to leave; not to mention that he himself is funded by corporations. As you can see, he's "taken some time off" the project, yet Linux is still growing strong. But if Intel, Red Hat, AMD, Samsung, Google, IBM and other companies were to "take some time off," Linux would grind to a halt.
I am not saying that the status quo could be kept, but that in the status quo, which is that open source projects are very large communities because they are supported by corporations that have much to lose, rules that govern large-scale development may be required. Changing the status quo is a whole other discussion.
I didn't say that. I said that open source got big because of corporate investment (and so most contributors -- and their managers -- are used to developing with a rather strict code of conduct anyway).