Well, diaspora* community is a true example of open source concept. Each and every new idea is first discussed and implemented only if majority agrees.
There is a specific loomio.org user friendly tool for group decision-making. We too opened a discussion there 😉
Side by side we are trying to make our rails concepts stronger. 🙂
Happy Coding!
Diasbits 
I must say you guys have clear vision and like Ruby, Rails. Stay motivated.