Author: Eric S. Raymond (US)
Publisher: China Machine Press
Original title: The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
Translator: Wei Jianfan
Publication Year: 2014-5
ISBN: 9787111452478
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Notes:
The cathedral metaphor stands for a closed development model in which a handful of experts create the work and do not release it until it is finished; the bazaar metaphor stands for an agile development model of collective effort and small, rapid steps.
From Linux to Fetchmail and then to Netscape, the author studies and practices the Linus method, describes the superiority of open source, and offers many of his own observations β for example, users as co-developers, release strategy, engineering culture, and community handover.
At present, with cloud native rebuilding the infrastructure, open source is enjoying a moment in the spotlight. Yet the governance and operation of open source communities remains a hard problem. In particular, commercial companies are starting to run full-time open source projects, and communities are clearly dominated by a small number of companies. Under these circumstances, how to keep a community inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable is well worth thinking about.
