• feoh@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Interesting assertion, but is it really?

    The Linux kernel is a single software product produced by a single entity and ultimately controlled by a small cadre of highly trusted people.

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      Anyone can fork it and do what they want, people respect Linus and follow suit because he’s good at what he does and knows it best. He holds no power or authority beyond the willful respect and acknowledgement of the people.

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      1 year ago

      Isn’t that mostly what happens in the communist regimes currently in existance?