[Spec] Spec (un)freezes and the spec's future

[Solderpunk]

On Sun Dec 20, 2020 at 11:12 AM CET, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:

> The way, I understand it, Gemini's governance is basically "Solderpunk
> decides". This has good properties (it allows to keep the spec
> consistent, and it avoids the committee effect) and bad ones, too
> (when Solderpunk is busy with his relocation). But I agree that there
> is no obvious alternative.

This is, indeed, pretty much the model.  I admit it is in many ways far
from ideal (although so-called "benevolent dictatorship" has a long and
not unsuccessful history in the FOSS world), although it's far from
clear to me what else can work well with a project that's supposed to be
small and simple with a clear, finite scope.

This model is clearly not sustainable in the long term (I might get hit
by a bus tomorrow), but I think this is okay because I don't view this
as a long term project.  This is a "Perfection is achieved, not when
there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take
away" kind of project.  I have no interest in regularly adding new
features or upgrading parts of stack.  So, there's no need for stable
long-term governance because at some point, and hopefully not too far
from now, things will be "done".

More on that point shortly...

Cheers,
Solderpunk