I like Nathan SandersCommunityRule site – giving a few different models of governance that might be followed in a free software project.

Like choosing a Creative Commons license, CommunityRule offers a palette of templates, from dictatorship to various flavors of democracy.

How’s That Open Source Governance Working for You?

being explicit matters. It helps avoid that tyranny of structurelessness, ensuring that the lines of responsibility are clear. A Rule also serves as a mirror, encouraging community members to ask whether the current structure really fits the nature of the community. Any Rule should include provisions for how the community can evolve its governance as it matures, as any community must.

How’s That Open Source Governance Working for You?

Listened to Revolutionary Left Radio: Socialism & The System: Interview w/ NY State Senator Julia Salazar by Rev Left Radio from revolutionaryleftradio.libsyn.com

I really enjoyed this interview from with . Discusses some of the questions around the utility of engaging in vs grassroots organising outside of the system. Reminds me a bit of some of the discussion in .

Liked IndieAuth 3.5.0 for WordPress Released by David Shanske (david.shanske.com)

Earlier in the week, I noted the release of IndieAuth 3.5.0, but I didn’t explain the major under the hood changes that occurred here in a post, which I need to do as at least one person is experiencing issues(probably necessitating a 3.5.1 as soon as I figure out why.)
I also noted I forgot to de…

Liked Micropub 2.2.0 for WordPress Released by David Shanske (david.shanske.com)

Micropub 2.2.0 has one major change in it. IndieAuth client code was removed. This code now lives in the IndieAuth plugin. This means that Micropub does not check for scopes. It uses the built-in WordPress capability system to determine if an action should be performed.
The IndieAuth plugin limits c…

Watched Telekommunisten Manifesto by Dmytri Kleiner from invidio.us
Enjoyed this talk by Dmytri Kleiner on , , and why the original re-centralisation of the Internet happened. More of a history through those lenses, not so much a plan for what is to be done, but a very interesting history. He advocates for , , gift economies, and the in one of the slides.

https://invidio.us/watch?v=3YEzHDxn5nY