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Idealistic Approach vs Productive Approach

Idealistically this would be the ultimate approach, but would likely result in an unmanageable and perhaps even a chaotic situation. A strictly defined and enforced power structure seems to me to be absolutely essential to manage a monumental open source project such as the Linux kernel.

Large companies are staking their business futures on GNU/Linux, whose foundation is the Linux kernel. Adopting what essentially would end up being a free-for-all approach for ideological purposes would not only destabilize the project, but would also undermine the confidence of large corporations who depend on and contribute to the Linux platform.

If Linux wants to make it beyond obscurity, maintaining a tightly controlled process for developing the Linux core is absolutely essential.

BTW: Don't you think Linus has just a little more experience and expertise on this issue and therefore should be trusted to make the right decisions concerning this matter? Those who vigorously disagree could always fork off their own project and run its development as they saw fit. Somehow I've got the sneaking suspicion that it would be a failed strategy, but they always have that option.

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