I'd like to hear some advice from another leader of an open source project of similar magnitude and diversity of contributors.
It occurs to me, there is no such other person. Maybe, the way Linus sets standards and decides who to communicate and how, works for his situation.
If most people are put off by his philosophy and would rather contribute through intermediaries, well, mission accomplished. Somehow he has to whittle down the 10,000 people who would like to communicate with him constantly to maybe, 20.
It occurs to me, there is no such other person. Maybe, the way Linus sets standards and decides who to communicate and how, works for his situation.
If most people are put off by his philosophy and would rather contribute through intermediaries, well, mission accomplished. Somehow he has to whittle down the 10,000 people who would like to communicate with him constantly to maybe, 20.