Traditionally open source development has been conducted under the direction of a “benevolent dictator” who guides the community of developers along a path they have crafted. Whilst this works for many projects in the early stages, it is easy for this “benevolent dictator” to become blind sided and loose real focus, fail to listen to the needs and demands of the community, or simply loose interest, which can leave the project to fail. Democratic Source Development changes this paradigm by ensuring that projects are carried out in a democratic fashion with no individual with ultimate control. Democratic Source is an idea inspired by the One Click Organisations project, in which it was first used. By ensuring that all team members have equal footing in a projects future, and a creating flat, dynamic contributor structure, you can ensure your projects are written by the community, for the community, with the ideas of the community.
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