Governance

Who decides, and how.

Coderic's governance is not corporate hierarchy. It is direct democracy β€” every member has a vote, decisions are made collectively, and meritocracy determines coordination, not authority. Two legal entities in Venezuela and Colombia provide the formal corporate structure that makes the organization operational.

Corporate Structure

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Coderic S.A. β€” Venezuela

Founded September 30, 2004 Β· Valencia

The founding legal entity, incorporated in Venezuela as a Sociedad AnΓ³nima. Established after six months of revenue accumulation from web hosting and systems development. This entity is the institutional anchor of the Coderic organization.

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Coderic SAS β€” Colombia

Founded 2022 Β· LATAM Expansion

Incorporated in 2022 as a Sociedad por Acciones Simplificada to extend Coderic's operational and legal presence across LATAM. Colombia operations complement the Venezuelan foundation and enable broader regional engagement.

How Decisions Are Made

General Assembly

The highest decision-making body. All active members have equal voting rights. Major organizational decisions β€” including governance changes, partnership agreements, and strategic direction β€” require assembly approval.

Team Autonomy

Work committees have autonomy within their technical domains. Infrastructure, security, community, and development teams coordinate horizontally β€” no traditional management hierarchy. Technical decisions belong to the engineers executing them.

Transparency

All relevant information is available to all members. Decisions, financials, and technical documents are documented and accessible. Transparency is not a policy choice β€” it is an operational principle with no exceptions.

The founding philosophy in one sentence:

"The philosophy of Coderic serves as a foundation to develop and perpetuate a socially sensitive, service-oriented, people-centered organization, inspired by the philosophy of integral quality."

Foundational Principles

Cooperativism
Open access
Open data
Direct democracy
Solidarity economy
Common good
Free hardware
Free software
Political transparency

For the founding philosophical document that explains the "why" behind these principles, see The Masterpiece.