| Category | Traditional | Linux | Next Step |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great People | Small to Medium group of very talented people | Small core + big extension | Small cores + big extensions |
| Feeling Important | by making great stuff | Member of community has prestige. Also core group is famous | Core group prestige, widely known contributer in the big extension |
| Unifying goal | Have an enemy or a cause | Many goals, sometimes in conflict. Most are productive. | Linux model, but specific enemies / goals are directed by corporate propaganda to smaller groups |
| Strong Leader | Common see the list | ||
| Protection | Protection from interference of upper management | Solved boss issue. Hurt by much info from large base | Protect contributors from the both |
| Critique | Both peer to peer and boss to peer, but all in face to face | Primarily peer to peer in remote. Open to great extension | peer to peer both in face to face and remote, which should operate seemlessly. Critiques available widely. |
| Physical location | Isolated area | Widely distributed internationally | Members are possibly both local and distributed. Knowledge Management system as virtual headquarters |