>The OGB's job was to create and maintain the structure in which a 
>community could grow. They did that. And they did that pretty well, 
>actually. The OGB /represents/ the community, but it doesn't /run/ the 
>community. Operations are distributed by design. The community runs 
>itself via individual community groups and projects. When there are 
>problems or meta issues to consider, the OGB has the authority to step 
>in and mediate and resolve disputes. That seems to be a perfectly 
>reasonable system to me. That's my impression of things, anyway.


Indeed.  When the OGB is "seen to be doing something" all the time, it
is an indication that things are very wrong and the community isn't
working properly.

Casper


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