Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft - A Model for Non-profits and Open Source Projects
summary
Uses Tönnies’ Gemeinschaft/Gesellschaft to map three concrete stages: a project where maintainers publish outbound innovation (software + engineering governance), a community that builds on‑ramps to capture innovation inbound (users → contributors, examples: Kubernetes’ process docs, Linux kernel workflows), and a nonprofit that provides a legal shell to remove maintainer liability, signal neutrality to corporate contributors and offer antitrust protection. Cites Henrik Ingo’s result that nine large vibrant projects sit inside foundations (correlation not causation). Warns that generational mentoring and culture gaps break trust and stop growth.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:02Ferdinand Tonys
- 2:40Open Source Projects
- 4:43Magic Community
- 5:37Purpose
- 8:37Culture
- 10:20Conclusion
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