Just like Cees says, Linus Torvalds is against a central governance
group in OS software projects.
You can read what he argues about design and evolution in Linux here:

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0112.0/0004.html

It was quite interesting for me.  He really likes mimicking the
organic / chaotic / biological way of  evolution.

Cheers all !


r.


On 8/19/06, Peter Crowther <Peter at ozzard.org> wrote:
> > From: Cees De Groot
> > Here's another question: why would you want a central governance model
> > for Squeak?
> [...]
> > So, all I can see SqF doing is to make sure that people don't
> > duplicate too much work, by defining some minimal core, and maybe a
> > clearing house for patches or something like that.
>
> In one sense, I would want the central governance to lie exactly in
> defining and defending that minimal core.
>
> In another sense, you're absolutely right - I shouldn't be saying there
> should be exactly one of these, I should instead be saying to which one
> of them I'd lend my support (such as it is) and let the OS market fight
> it out.
>
>                 - Peter
>
>