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Who speaks for the community?Who speaks for the community?Posted May 17, 2003 15:16 UTC (Sat) by rwmj (guest, #5474)Parent article: Who speaks for the community? You might as well ask "Who speaks for doctors?" or "Who speaks for accountants?". Here in the UK the answer is clear: Doctors and accountants each have a single institution to which they all subscribe. These institutions are powerful organisations who defend their members individually and collectively. So the answer is simple: open source developers need to form an institution to defend themselves, and pay for it with a small annual subscription. The patent / lawsuit / copyright / stupid law problems won't disappear overnight, but with a powerful monied institution behind us, things will definitely improve. Rich.
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