The Cathedral and The Bazaar

260 Pages·2001·12.24 MB·English

by  Eric S. Raymond

uThe most important book about technology today,
with implications that go far beyond programming."
—
Guy Kawasaki
THE CATHEDRA
& THE BAZAAR
MUSINGS ON LINUX AND OPEN SOURCE
BY AN ACCIDENTAL REVOLUTIONARY
RAYMOND
ERIC
S.
WITH A FOREWORD BY BOB YOUNG, CHAIRMAN $ CEO OF RED HAT, INC.

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The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an
Accidental Revolutionary

The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Musings on Linux and Open Source by an
Accidental Revolutionary
Raymond
Eric
S.
with a foreword by Bob Young
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and especially, that specialization is for insects.
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Table of Contents
Foreword
ix
Preface: Why You Should Care
xi
A Brief History of Hackerdom
i
The Cathedral and the Bazaar 19
homesteading the noosphere 65
The Magic Cauldron 113
Revenge of the Hackers 167
Afterword: Beyond Software? 193
Appendix A: How to Become a Hacker 195
Appendix B: Statistical Trends in the 215
Fetchmail Project's Growth
Notes, Bibliography, 219
and Acknowledgments
Vll