[sph]

I disagree. Bring back elitism and ivory towers. Some projects now benefit from being run by private cabals with their own strict initiation process, which would also guarantee a baseline of quality.

The bazaar model works if everyone is trusted. If you can’t even be sure the person in front of you is even a human, it is time to pack it up.

[lukan]

Both models can exists?

If elite ivory towers produce working products people will use, great.

[silver_silver]

Free software isn’t a product

[lukan]

Indeed, unfortunately it often is not.

(English is not my first language, but I believe not every product is a commercial product - but just a term for a working result)