A philosophy of project governance
Read OriginalThe article presents a philosophy for governing open-source software projects, based on the author's experience as a maintainer. It argues that social systems within projects cannot be governed by objective rules. The author advocates for the BDFL (Benevolent Dictator for Life) model as a lightweight and effective governance structure, contrasting it with attempts to enforce subjective matters through objective codes of conduct.
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