The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Open source developers write and publish their code in public. They enjoy months, maybe years, in the spotlight. But, eventually, popularity offers diminishing returns. If the value of maintaining code fails to outpace the rewards, many of these developers quietly retreat to the shadows.
Nadia Eghbal • Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
the open-source mantra "so fix it!"
Audrey Tang • ⿻ 數位 Plurality: The Future of Collaborative Technology and Democracy
7. Open, objective, governance and evolution.
Jeffrey Bussgang • When Community Becomes Your Competitive Advantage
How did open source take the world by storm? One of the main reasons the movement has been so successful is a feature of software known as composability.
Chris Dixon • Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet
I think the future of open-source software will increasingly belong to people who know how to play Linus's game, people who leave behind the cathedral and embrace the bazaar. This is not to say that individual vision and brilliance will no longer matter; rather, I think that the cutting edge of open-source software will belong to people who start f... See more