#devgovernance — Public Fediverse posts

"Why isn't free software as good as you expect it to be?"
https://njoseph.me/blog/posts/foss-problems/ by @njoseph

#freeSoftware #FOSS #FLOSS #devGovernance #openSource #Linux #GNU #dev #techCulture #programming #softwareDevelopment

"Coercion-Resistant Design: or some politics and an eleven-point technical plan for how not to be governed", a 2016 programmatic article by
Eleanor #Saitta @dymaxion: https://dymaxion.org/essays/coercionresistantdesign.html #dev #softwareDevelopment #softwareDesign #devGovernance #security #ethics #surveillance #resistance

« An “open standard” must not prohibit conforming implementations in open source software. »

#OSI’s "Open Standards Requirement for Software": https://opensource.org/osr/ #FOSS #OSS #devGovernance #standards #openSource

Do not direct your #development requests to people who wish to reject them: https://social.teci.world/@realcaseyrollins/posts/AP5DQvSCdyJ2vEmgXQ by @realcaseyrollins #savesTime
Here is an example or #benevolentDictator #leadership problems: https://ubiqueros.com/notes/97fkja3pi1 by @Are0h
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#Mastodon #GitHub 🧱#orgDesign #governance #forks #forking #networkPolitics 🧩#orgGovernance #devGovernance 🧩#communityGovernance #decisionMaking 🧐#sharedGovernance #consensus 🏠#powerSharing #cooperation #FLOSS #FOSS 👇🏾

The governance of #Mastodon has been a heated subject for a long time: here is an excellent article by Ana Valens (dated 2019) on the power plays in Mastodon development: https://www.dailydot.com/debug/mastodon-fediverse-eugen-rochko/ #benevolence #power 🌈#alphabetMafia #networkPolitics #devGovernance #longread #peopleNotUsers
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#benevolentDictator #EugenRochko #Rochko #leadership #security #moderation #MastodonHistory #governance #protection 🌱#dataProtection #dataPrivacy #privacy (to be continued: 👇🏾)

{About #MastodonForks; #installment 1}
I have a hint that a conversation on the #governance of #Mastodon flavours would be useful. Here is a #longThread 🧶
Let us talk about the struggle between creator and #community. This time we include newly arrived people.
I will propose how to alleviate with shortcuts.
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#benevolence #benevolentDictator #leadership #power #politics #longRead #peopleNotUsers #networkPolitics 🧩#orgGovernance #devGovernance 👇🏾