In Holland we have an analogy to gauge whether someone has too much #ownership + decision making power in a project.
This by simply asking the question: "What would happen if you walked under a bus tomorrow?"
Which are the top 3 most prominent and vital #FOSS projects you would nominate to be equipped with bus-free zones and in-house dormitories for the dev crew?
Utterly biased for fedi, I already say mastodon, so that option no longer counts.
My oh my..
Could we even find 3 for that list? π
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@smallcircles The key person risk also is known as the bus factor in other cultures.
I prefer to call it the lottery factor in corporate contexts, but it doesnβt work as well in open source [β¦]
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@smallcircles That's one of the first things I heard when I joined an enterprise tech company as well. It's a practical way to proceed with any critical knowledge. It applies to tribal survival [β¦]
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