Governance Model

Noun · Open Source

Definitions

  1. The structure by which a project decides who has authority, how decisions are made, how roles are granted, and how disputes are resolved. In open source, governance models strongly influence trust, contribution patterns, and succession resilience.

    In plain English: The system a project uses to decide who has authority and how decisions get made.

    Example: "The fork was less about code style and more about disagreement over the project’s governance model."

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