Comments on: Why is Open Development Governance important? http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/10/09/why-is-open-development-governance-important/ open source software innovation support centre Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:07:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.5 By: Ross Gardler http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/10/09/why-is-open-development-governance-important/#comment-680 Ross Gardler Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:02:53 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/10/09/why-is-open-development-governance-important/#comment-680 Maciej, You are correct, WebKit is indeed used in other products and my post should have acknowledged that. My key message was not about the extent of reuse but the type of reuse and community engagement. This is defined by the governance models of the projects themselves. In the case of WebKit it is very tightly controlled and there is little opportunity for a third party to become involved with the project at a strategic level. Thus WebKit is not suitable for a project like Mozilla who have different strategic objectives. My intention is not to say one approach is right and the other is wrong, but rather to say that a project should consider what shape they want their community to take when defining their governance model. Maciej,

You are correct, WebKit is indeed used in other products and my post should have acknowledged that.

My key message was not about the extent of reuse but the type of reuse and community engagement. This is defined by the governance models of the projects themselves.

In the case of WebKit it is very tightly controlled and there is little opportunity for a third party to become involved with the project at a strategic level. Thus WebKit is not suitable for a project like Mozilla who have different strategic objectives.

My intention is not to say one approach is right and the other is wrong, but rather to say that a project should consider what shape they want their community to take when defining their governance model.

]]> By: Maciej Stachowiak http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/10/09/why-is-open-development-governance-important/#comment-679 Maciej Stachowiak Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:35:49 +0000 http://osswatch.jiscinvolve.org/2008/10/09/why-is-open-development-governance-important/#comment-679 It's true that Gecko is used in some projects outside the Mozilla Corporation's control. But the same is true of WebKit, and projects outside of Apple's control. This includes desktop browsers, such as OmniWeb, Shiira, Sunrise Browser, Epiphany, Midori, Arora and Google Chrome; mobile browsers such as S60 Browser, Iris Browser and the Android browser; chat programs such as Adium, Colloquy, MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger; and many other projects ranging from web developer tools to media players to set top boxes. Whatever you may think of Gecko or WebKit, or their development processes, I think the facts are clear: WebKit is actually used in more third-party projects, and many different kinds of projects. It’s true that Gecko is used in some projects outside the Mozilla Corporation’s control. But the same is true of WebKit, and projects outside of Apple’s control. This includes desktop browsers, such as OmniWeb, Shiira, Sunrise Browser, Epiphany, Midori, Arora and Google Chrome; mobile browsers such as S60 Browser, Iris Browser and the Android browser; chat programs such as Adium, Colloquy, MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger; and many other projects ranging from web developer tools to media players to set top boxes.

Whatever you may think of Gecko or WebKit, or their development processes, I think the facts are clear: WebKit is actually used in more third-party projects, and many different kinds of projects.

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