The Cathedral and the Bazaar
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a highly influential essay and book on open-source software development that contrasts centralized, top-down programming models with decentralized, collaborative approaches.
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book
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essay → |
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free software vs open source discourse
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open-source definition debates → |
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Eric Raymond
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Eric S. Raymond → |
| caseStudy |
development of the Fetchmail program
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| centralConcept |
bazaar model of software development
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cathedral model of software development → |
| coinOrPopularize |
Linus’s Law
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| contrasts |
centralized top-down development
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decentralized collaborative development → |
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United States
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| discusses |
coordination without centralized control
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motivations of volunteer contributors → project leadership in open-source communities → |
| firstPresentedAt |
Linux Kongress 1997
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| firstPublicationForm |
essay
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| focusesOn |
practical lessons from open-source projects
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| genre |
non-fiction
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software engineering literature → technology book → |
| hasEdition |
expanded book edition with additional essays
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| hasImpactOn |
corporate adoption of open-source software
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perception of hacker culture → |
| influenced |
Mozilla open-source strategy
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Netscape decision to open-source its browser → business attitudes toward open source → open-source movement → software engineering practices → |
| influencedBy |
GNU project
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Linux kernel development → free software community practices → |
| ISBN |
978-1-56592-724-7
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| language |
English
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| laterPublicationForm |
book
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| mainSubject |
free software movement
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open-source software development → software development methodologies → |
| notableIdea |
emergent design from many contributors
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importance of peer review in software → treating users as co-developers → |
| proposes |
“given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow”
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“release early, release often” principle → |
| publicationYear |
1997
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| publisher |
O’Reilly Media
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| targetAudience |
software developers
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software project managers → technology business leaders → |
Referenced by (13)
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Homesteading the Noosphere
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How To Become A Hacker → Magic Cauldron → Magic Cauldron ("The Cathedral and the Bazaar (essay collection)") → Revenge of the Hackers → |
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Eric Raymond
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Eric S. Raymond → |
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Homesteading the Noosphere
("The Cathedral and the Bazaar collection")
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Magic Cauldron → |
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Eric Raymond
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Homesteading the Noosphere
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Magic Cauldron
("The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary")
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Eric Raymond
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