On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 3:03 PM, WJhonson@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 3/14/2008 7:31:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
wilydoppelganger@gmail.com writes:
Perhaps his only remaining 'de jure' authority is to appoint or
de-appoint ArbCom members. But somebody here or there may be aware of others. As for open rebellion - not without the foundation's support.
Can't just occupy the servers. ;)>>
And contrariwise. If the community was up-in-arms about something, the foundation could not stop the natural progression of that *something*. No matter what physical equipment they own.
Physical possession is no longer 9/10ths of the law, when 9/10ths of the asset is non-physical.
Will Johnson
The closest historical parallel is probably Spanish Wikipedia and Encyclopedia Libre, which suggests that your assertion here is simply false. Of course, it's not a perfect parallel and is somewhat dated. But in the end, yes, anyone who's unhappy has only the rights to leave and fork. The community will never be so single voiced that the foundation would be left with naught but the world's eighth most visited website (which is not such a bad parting gift).
WilyD