Open source communities are not immune to centralization, because humans have a natural inclination to convert knowledge and resources into power over others, which is why projects such as Apache developed multiple ranked developer tiers with unequal voting rights.
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The open source development community is not immune to centralization. Humans have a natural inclination to use knowledge and resources to exert power over others.
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Wulf A. Kaal, Decentralization – Why We Need Technology Infrastructure Upgrades (2021), IV.5 Level of Decentralization, p. 37 https://ssrn.com/abstract=3808859 · source PDF
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