Problems with this Political Diversity and Libre Software

Within libre software communities. There are real fears and feelings of cooptation.: Systems of trust and ethical cultivation within communities can help to create an environment where these feelings are minimized and dealt with pro-actively.
For those with specific political goals, effectiveness within a heterogeneous political community can come at the price of clarify of message.: You will accomplish more and your message will get further but it will be less clear and in competition with other, potentially conflicting, messages.

Finally, for some with a particular political approaches within a broadly defined concept of freedom, working “with” or for those with different political aims, especially when there are significant power and economic imbalances, can prove prohibitively problematic.