t, but this is more a correlation than a cause.  The sorts of
qualities that make one able to successfully start a
project—technical competence, ability to persuade other people
to join, etc.—are exactly the qualities any BD would need.  And
of course, founders start out with a sort of automatic seniority,
which can often be enough to make benevolent dictatorship appear the
path of least resistance for all concerned.</p><p>Remember that the potential to fork goes both ways.  A BD can
fork a project just