Cooperation in Free Projects
- Informal
Roles suited to the project's need rather than a fixed set of roles
No formal qualification needed
Self-appointment as a general tendency
Official appointment as acknowledgment of a existing practice
No votes on people - Self-selected
According to individual liking
No appointed persons - No fixed boundaries
For instance: No clear division between producers and consumers - Voluntary
- Variable over time
People come and go - Variable over intensity
People start and stop contributing as they like - Unequal
Everyone may contribute as s/he likes
Some have more influence than others
Different abilities are appreciated
Cooperation is voluntary, variable and unequal