The Xz story from [last month](https://simonwillison.net/2024/Apr/5/everything-i-know-about-the-xz-backdoor/), where a malicious contributor almost managed to ship a backdoor to a number of major Linux distributions, included a nasty detail where presumed collaborators …
yeah, i think any project needs effective leadership. without it disagreements can fester into conflict and bullying becomes a bad way of resolving or beating those you are in conflict with