It sounds vaguely interesting what existing knowledge there is on people working for free for a common cause out of their own volition, and where democracy comes into play.
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch"
Of course you can. Democracy is just the ruling of a majority of a specific group. It doesn't have any inherent "higher ideals", human rights, or whatever.
What I meant is, who do you give a vote, and what do they get to vote on?
If I were a developer, I wouldn't want to work on things that the vocal/voting people want to use. I want to work on the topics that I like. Even if the participants voted on something, it is not binding to anybody.
js8|10 years ago
No, it isn't. You cannot put democracy itself to a "democratic" vote, that's a version of Russell's paradox.
In particular, deciding who gets to vote, even by voting, isn't democratic. The democratic decision must be potentially reversible.
nairboon|10 years ago
Vorcin84|10 years ago
If I were a developer, I wouldn't want to work on things that the vocal/voting people want to use. I want to work on the topics that I like. Even if the participants voted on something, it is not binding to anybody.
thomasahle|10 years ago
So how should we make non-reversible decisions?