Leaderless Debian

Over a six-week period, interested candidates put their names forward, describe their vision for the project as a whole, answer questions from Debian developers, then wait and watch while the votes come in. The Debian project scatters various types of authority widely among its members, leaving relatively little for the project leader. The second role is, to a great extent, administrative; the leader manages the project’s money, appoints developers to other roles within the project, and takes care of details that nobody else in the project is responsible for.

Source: lwn.net