As Nick points out (and quotes me to this end), software development is not an either/or decision between the cathedral and the bazaar – it is a symbiosis of the two.

In the earlier days of software, the Cathedral model dominated because only a few companies had the resources and the infrastructure required for software development.

A collection of case studies and organizational models for those who manage and participate in open source development initiatives.

What is the line between true open source (the cathedral) and curated open source (the bazaar) and can they co-exist.

InfoWorld’s 2023 Bossie Awards recognize the year’s leading open source tools for software development, data management, analytics, AI, and machine learning.

Every company in the world now uses open-source software. Microsoft, once its greatest enemy, is now an enthusiastic open supporter. Even Windows is now built using open-source techniques. And if ...

Eric S. Raymond’s 1999 book The Cathedral and the Bazaar examines prominent dichotomies in software development: top-down or bottom-up, closed or open. There’s the cathedral — where an exclusive team ...

Looking ahead, the Linux Foundation sees 80 percent of all commercial software development being based on open source.

Hence this advice: One major challenge for all organizations—but particularly those focused on specific skill sets (like institutions engaged in open-source software development)—is recognizing the ...

Somewhere between a call to arms and a handbook. hades2k, CC BY-SA Raymond’s “cathedral” is a thinly veiled reference to Microsoft’s absolute commitment to proprietary software development ...