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I've been thinking about one unavoidable part of company governed open source projects. The power dynamic between company employees and contributors.
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I don't think it's bad, just sets a different tone for those contributing to the project. This also goes for projects governed with a foundation. Sponsorships typically fill the same role, "buying" maintainership.
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Is it that big of a deal? It's a lot more nuanced than I can describe here, and every scenario is different. I'm also typically in the position of maintainer so I could be exaggerating how a new contributor may feel.
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I think it's not too big a deal but probably hits egos or maybe causes a cultural divide. Because stuff internally can move fast with meetings etc., long-term high-contrib maintainers might feel left out of the loop or lacking the ability to have meaningful input.
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I guess that might be more of a schism between the interval direction and the open source one though I guess.
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