kaal:claim:3808859-020

The absence of a centralized authority makes open source projects prone to separation movements, because rival developer cliques form their own belief systems about the direction of development with no authority to resolve the dispute.

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Because no centralized authority decides the direction of development, open source projects are more prone to cliques of developers that develop their own belief system regarding certain aspects of the development process.

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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021), IV.4 Shortcomings, p. 33
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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808859

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contrasted with centralized software projects

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failuresupport: arguedfailure: separation movements without central authorityfamily: collective-action-and-coordination-failureopen-source-and-codeconsensus-and-securitygovernance-designdecentralization

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