>This is not how open source works.

Open source is about licensing and not about governance. There are plenty of open source projects where the owner is a dictator. In this case the owner of the github organization has control over who is a part of it and who has permissions within it.

Open Source as a licensing approach, sure, but that’s the narrow definition. The broader definition is inclusive of group culture, decision-making practices, tone of communication, and a lot more.

When someone says “open source,” that’s often shorthand for the broader definition.

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