On Thu, 2008-10-30 at 11:02 -0500, David G. Mackay wrote:
Sure, but the fact is that design by committee can work. There's
a book, "We Are Smarter Than Me"
by Barry Liebert, Jon Specter, and a cast of thousands. It gives cases
where group input has been highly productive. For that matter, how
about the linux kernel? Group dynamics obviously forms a complex
system, which, often enough spirals off into chaos. Every now and then,
however, it does work.
It works if you have a competent "benevolent dictator" that will put
their foot down and make decisions that some may not like no matter how
long the mailing list threads get...