Like how is it decided which changes are shipped etc, let’s go with the example of Firefox
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“Open source” does not necessarily mean “open development”. Open source just means that the source code is available for you to look at, build, and individually modify (if so desired).
The product’s direction and goals are governed by some defined leadership, for example the Mozilla Foundation for Firefox. The Mozilla Foundation is pretty much organized like most other companies, with a CEO, CTO, etc who make decisions about how Firefox is made. Even for projects that accept community contributions, changes are typically filtered, accepted, or rejected by the project’s management.
You can, if so desired, take the open sourced code and make your own version. Pale Moon and Waterfox, for example, are forked variants of Firefox.
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