> I'm begging project leaders everywhere - please read up on the social contract and the consent of the governed.
I do not need consent as I am not governing anyone like king or president governs.
If someone is using my project they are also not really entitled to anything, beyond what stated in license and similar documents if any.
If they dislike it, they can fork my project and go away.
If someone wants to be entitled to anything, they are free to make a contract and pay for service they desire. But while many are happy to demand nearly noone is willing to help. Or even fork project.
Instead they make entitled demand and treat open source developers as servants or slaves or their pets.
No, you are not entitled to your preferred governance model to be used in my software project.
I do not need consent as I am not governing anyone like king or president governs.
If someone is using my project they are also not really entitled to anything, beyond what stated in license and similar documents if any.
If they dislike it, they can fork my project and go away.
If someone wants to be entitled to anything, they are free to make a contract and pay for service they desire. But while many are happy to demand nearly noone is willing to help. Or even fork project. Instead they make entitled demand and treat open source developers as servants or slaves or their pets.
No, you are not entitled to your preferred governance model to be used in my software project.