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You need consensus on the blockchain, but you need a benevolent dictator, coupled with good communication, to make great opensource software.
While the Blockchain is democratic in nature, a dev team is oligarchic - an open technocracy. You want the best idea to win, not the most popular one.
Maybe in 100 years we will make great software by group vote, its a much harder problem to solve.
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You need consensus on the blockchain, but you need a benevolent dictator, coupled with good communication, to make great opensource software.
While the Blockchain is democratic in nature, a dev team is oligarchic - an open technocracy. You want the best idea to win, not the most popular one.
Maybe in 100 years we will make great software by group vote, its a much harder problem to solve.