Keyword: Maintainer model

Software development is most of all a social process

Maintainer model is a frequent way to organize

Here: Doubly Free Software projects

• Voluntarism as fundamental pre-condition

  • No alienated incentives
  • Makes possible and requires personal decision

• Self-organization as fundamental pre-condition

  • Without external command or alienated goals

    Visible for instance in release dates

• Maintainer keeps the project on course

  • Makes binding decisions

  • Supervises adherence to internal project standards

  • If necessary cares for further development

  • Organizes consensus ("Nobody needs to object")

    Not: Animosity

  • Can not command other participants

• Mutual dependence

  Participants need the functions of the maintainer

  Maintainer needs the participants

  • On failure: Fork

    Productive forks are rare

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