monica_b1998@lemmy.world to Linux@sopuli.xyz · 22 days agoLinus Torvalds jokingly ponders his successor as Linux bosswww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down11
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minus-squarebig_dog_lemmy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·22 days agoPerhaps a ranked voting system? Succession methodologies rarely work any better, and lead to all kinds of nepotism.
minus-squareEat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·edit-222 days agoWe need nepotism in the Kernel, whomever takes over needs to be a long time developer with skills. Elections are great for steering committees and such it not for a huge highly technical piece of software that powers the world
minus-squarepimento64@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-221 days agoI agree. The democratization is already there, it’s called forking.
Perhaps a ranked voting system? Succession methodologies rarely work any better, and lead to all kinds of nepotism.
We need nepotism in the Kernel, whomever takes over needs to be a long time developer with skills.
Elections are great for steering committees and such it not for a huge highly technical piece of software that powers the world
I agree. The democratization is already there, it’s called forking.