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dictators do not actually make all the decisions, or even most of the
decisions.  It's unlikely that one person could have enough expertise
to make consistently good decisions across all areas of the project,
and anyway, quality developers won't stay around unless they have some
influence on the project's direction.  Therefore, benevolent dictators
commonly do not dictate much.  Instead, they let things work
themselves out through discussion and experimentation whenever
possible.  They participate in tho