access to repository
there are several options ranging from one controlling committer to anyone can commit - but upon social agreement that they respect the project guidelines and the roadmap.
in my opinion distributed repository allows you to be more relaxed with who you allow to commit, because there are multiple backups and the repo becomes virtually unbreakable.
on a separate note - anyone can commit approach - which I would like to test out - sounds more like a "wiki". I can directly compare this with my experience managing a wiki (nmrwiki.org): where despite complete openness - where not even user registration is required to edit the resource, people are often wary about "breaking stuff" and this worry becomes a mental barrier to making a contribution. So a permissive approach to repository management may just work.
