Infrastructure Built

The Existing Infrastructure

Some people recognized that we needed new systems of distribution and participation for OSS and web sites like SourceForge.net stepped up to provide valuable infrastructure for sharing OSS products and managing source code.  However, even from such a leader in OSS (and throughout the OSS community) we find their approach is organized around old models of thinking, decision-making and collaborating. Even their software is centrally controlled, proprietary and sold for commercial use.

In some ways, we’re still saddled with some of the worst parts of the old system.  Some projects are controlled by people whose egos impede progress and innovation. And those which aren’t, are often worse off: projects managed by committee.