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The NetworkEffect is normally cited as the reason for the ultimate demise of many closed information sources when faced with the open InterNet. Because the InterNet is several orders of magnitude larger than most closed information sources, unless a closed information source has features that the InterNet lacks (and those features are sufficiently important) then users will eventually use the InterNet rather then the closed information source.
The NetworkEffect is also a powerful aguement against a [Fork] in an [OpenSource] project.
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+When measuring the size of a group of humans the [Hacker] / [Luser] ratio can be important. A sufficiently low ratio treatens to drown the [Hacker]s in [Luser]s, reducing their productivity unless specific steps are taken (see BugZilla). Low ratios are to be found in [GUI] applications, particular games and [OfficeSuite]s communities (although it could be argued that lusers aren't part of the community). High ratios are to be found in CompilerCompiler and similar communities.
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