Robustness in Conflict

The more a model can survive conflict, the better.

Like it or not, people fight over ego, status, beliefs, and theories of the world. Challenge is a necessary part of science. If your organizational model depends on agreement, you won’t survive the first real fight. Branches do not survive real arguments and fights, whereas forks can be hostile and still benefit all parties. And this is indeed how free software works.

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