kaal:claim:3808859-025

The degree of decentralization of an open source project is determined by the degree of hierarchy in its governance: a flat structure with consensus decision-making and no power disparities between developers is the most decentralized form.

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The degree of decentralization in open source communities and projects is dictated by the degree of hierarchies in the governance of a given project.

From

Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021), IV.5 Level of Decentralization, p. 36
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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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author stipulates this measure for comparing open source projects

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definitionalsupport: asserteddecentralizationresearch-methodsgovernance-designopen-source-and-codeinstitutional-design

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