Cathedrals, Bazaars, and the Town Councils

Alan Cox

            alan@redhat.com
         

These are some of my thoughts on the Bazaar model that I figure are worth sharing. It's also a guide to how to completely screw up a free software project. I've picked up a classic example of what I think is best dubbed the "Town Council" effect (although town councillors may think otherwise).


Table of Contents
1. Copyright and Licensing
2. Cathedrals, Bazaars, and Town Councils

1. Copyright and Licensing

Copyright (c) 1998 by Alan Cox. This material may be distributed only subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Open Publication License, v0.4 (8 June 1999) or later (the latest version is presently available at http://www.opencontent.org/openpub/). Distribution of modified versions of this document is prohibited without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.