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*ways of assessing [[Consumerium:project future|project future]] and [[project status quo]] - ''see [[m:governance]] for some ways to do this, not sure if they've been tried.'' | *ways of assessing [[Consumerium:project future|project future]] and [[project status quo]] - ''see [[m:governance]] for some ways to do this, not sure if they've been tried.'' | ||
*other things that might have to be listed in a [[board manual]] - ''see [[m:board manual]] for a possible starting point for Consumerium's board | *other things that might have to be listed in a [[board manual]] - ''see [[m:board manual]] for a possible starting point for Consumerium's board - and [[m:Wikimedia board]] for an example of how not to do things!'' | ||
*picking the right balance of tools, rules and fools. We hate [[w:bureaucracy|bureaucracy]] for practical reasons, but sometimes zero-bureaucracy (like [[GPL]]) just leads you into more control by official bureaucrats and wasting your life defending your work. High-bureaucracy (like [[w:Business Software Alliance|Business Software Alliance]]) has some benefits but is mostly just oppressive. [[w:Consortium|Consortium]] usually fall in between and balance a little more bureaucracy and obligation up front with a way to manage unforseen events later on, the main reason to even consider '''governance''' important. | *picking the right balance of tools, rules and fools. We hate [[w:bureaucracy|bureaucracy]] for practical reasons, but sometimes zero-bureaucracy (like [[GPL]]) just leads you into more control by official bureaucrats and wasting your life defending your work. High-bureaucracy (like [[w:Business Software Alliance|Business Software Alliance]]) has some benefits but is mostly just oppressive. [[w:Consortium|Consortium]] usually fall in between and balance a little more bureaucracy and obligation up front with a way to manage unforseen events later on, the main reason to even consider '''governance''' important. | ||