@maloki The word "governance" is key. Forking the software would be pointless without establishing the social infrastructure first. And that means all the boring-but-essential stuff: bylaws, a code of conduct, how to handle RFCs, something like a Board of Directors, etc. Otherwise, it's just Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V.

**Blake C. Stacey** @bstacey · 2018-06-03T04:50:05Z

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@maloki ... I've been part of projects that failed for lacking such things, and I've seen organizations stumble because the one guy in the very middle has to wear too many different hats and becomes the bottleneck to progress. I don't have much experience with the *fixing* of such problems, sad to say.

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**maloki | new home** @maloki@elekk.xyz · Jun 03, 2018, 04:53

**maloki | new home** @maloki@elekk.xyz · Jun 03, 2018, 04:53

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@bstacey That's why we're going to put on our thinking caps, and figure this out.

**Blake C. Stacey** @bstacey · Jun 03, 2018, 04:55

**Blake C. Stacey** @bstacey · Jun 03, 2018, 04:55

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@maloki Yes. And I think it's worth taking the time to do it right.

**Riley but cybre** @Riley@cybre.space · Jun 03, 2018, 13:05

**Riley but cybre** @Riley@cybre.space · Jun 03, 2018, 13:05

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@maloki @bstacey But what if: forking caps? :thinknyan:

**Strypey (was at Quitter.se)** @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jun 05, 2018, 11:19

**Strypey (was at Quitter.se)** @strypey@mastodon.nzoss.nz · Jun 05, 2018, 11:19

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@bstacey @maloki "the one guy in the very middle has to wear too many different hats and becomes the bottleneck to progress" this sounds like exactly what's happened. It's a common story in #PeerProduction projects #GrowingPains