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TechWeb: Panelists Describe Open Source Dictatorships

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“Open source may sound democratic, but it isn’t. At the
LinuxWorld Expo on Wednesday, leaders of some of the best-known
open source development efforts said they function as
dictators.

“The ultimate example is Linux itself. Creator Linus Torvalds
has final say over all changes to the kernel of the popular open
source clone of Unix.”

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