Puzzled . . @mako makes a clear pitch on "Free software production needs free tools" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_nK6nP_RCY&feature=youtu.be
And is very clear on #commons and #P2P (though says most code comes from solo not collaboration!). Yet not a hint of coop ownership of #platforms to keep tools honest & open (GitHub!). Surely tools today become platforms? And platforms require collaboration even if code doesn't? So why doesn't #coop follow automatically, as we talk tools? How does libre not equal coop in FLOSS world?
@mike_hales Because FLOSS world is a meritocracy and not a democracy?
Might be worth remembering that the coiner of the term "meritocracy" meant it as a criticism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meritocracy
(But I am seeing a lot more cooperative dev teams these days...)
@bhaugen @mike_hales And it is a criticism of sorts. For a FLOSS project, or indeed any sort of project, meritocracy is a very sensible and obvious place to start, but it's not sustainable. As the project matures, more voices need to be heard, and governance needs to broadened and become inclusive - hence a democratic cooperative approach fits well. But project owners rarely have the knowledge or interest to to pursue this option.
@Graham_Mitchell @bhaugen
> project owners rarely have the knowledge or interest to pursue this [broadening democratic] approach
Is this cultural silos? Entrepreneurial temperament? Tech nerds & facilitators can work very happily togather (#Enspiral). But to start, it calls for acceptance that the other community is there, and knows stuff that gets stuff done. Calls for a social-cultural mission too, rather than a tech mission.
Tech nerds can build this bridge? But not big-ego Tech Gods?
