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.