Created by: Mathias Bolt Lesniak Creative advisor: Jeffrey A. “jam” McGuire
Welcome to the “Ordered Chaos” episode … … of the Open Source Utopia Podcast. Human society is built around … … moral and ethical codes. Laws and regulations that stipulate … … how we're expected to behave. If we didn't have laws, we would have chaos. But too many laws would be stifling and oppressive. Anarchy vs. authoritarianism? I think I would choose something in-between. It is easy to call open source anarchy. Anyone can do anything with the code. But, if it was anarchy, open source wouldn't work. There is no benefit in everyone … … making their own version. That's why successful, free, and open source … … projects have few laws, but are far from lawless. In addition to freedom, every open source contributor has an interest … … in making the project succeed. That is also why open source projects … … rarely split or “fork“. Responsible open source people … … do everything they can … … to keep their project together. Being a part of an open source project … … is to accept to live with disagreement … … and competing ideas. But also to trust …
… that everyone has the same goal:
Making the best product possible. This consensus-building demonstrates … … that open source is all about people. People working together. The art of making everyone feel at home … … and cherishing the compromise … … brings me to next episode's topic,