The Cathedral and the Bazaar
That is why Raymond analogized Linux development to a bazaar, where many people interact rapidly and constantly with no central authority overseeing them. The bazaar in this sense operates quite differently from the construction of a cathedral, which a comparatively small team of builders slowly and steadily erects over a long period of time,
Christopher Tozzi • For Fun and Profit: A History of the Free and Open Source Software Revolution (History of Computing)
“The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open
Nadia Eghbal • Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
