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Herding Cats
Cats are difficult to herd. They're not known for behaviours that are herd-like. Similarly, unlike dogs, they are not known for extreme loyalty.
Different genes, different dispositions. Even the breed matters.
In Free software communities, there are many species and "breeds". Some developers are happy to work with everyone else based upon technical merit, working together to achieve technical objectives; some are picky when it comes to politics, aliening themselves from projects or people based on races and politics.
Running Free software projects is a lot easier with the former, not the latter type.
In some cases it certainly seems and feels like the latter type merely uses Free software projects to promote some political agenda. This isn't activism, it is tribalism.
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