“The Fedora leadership structure is not a voting structure. Our
structure follows historical Linux and Red Hat practice; we seek
rough consensus and working code, with a benevolent oligarchy (like
a benevolent dictatorship, but hierarchical) to resolve disputes
and ensure that consistent decisions are made. The leaders who need
to achieve consensus will be chosen by merit; functionally, this
will be a meritocracy.“The Technical Lead will be the main functional ‘benevolent
dictator’ (in the Linux kernel sense), but may be overridden by the
Steering Committee, which itself reports to Red Hat’s executive
management…”