Hi, On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 08:41:53AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > Michael Kesper <[email protected]> writes: > > I'm not too sure. > > > 1. The analogy is false: Cathedrals were built very much like he > > describes bazaars. > > That's irrelevant to the analogy, since it doesn't compare the building > *of* cathedrals versus the building *of* bazaars. Instead, it compares > the social activities that *go on within* already-built cathedrals > versus bazaars, and the resulting *output* of those societies.
Ah, ok, good point. > > 2. Development models are orthogonal to the question of whether a > > software is free or not. > > (The term you want is not “a software”, since the English-language > “software” is uncountable like “hardware” or “sand”. Better to use the > (copyright-inspired) term “a work”.) Thanks. Besides, does one call that "germanism" like we say "Anglizismus" in german? ;) > > I agree, and that seems to be close to the core of the difference > between “open source” versus “free software”: Raymond emphasises the > utility of the process as more important than the freedom of the result. > I prefer to talk about free software, as I suspect do you. Definitely. :) > Note, though, that Carsten's comment still holds: there are many aspects > of the essay that are appreciably good. > > It's a valuable story and a good analogy for development processes. It > shows that free software is *better* at encouraging bazaar-style > development, but it doesn't *guarantee* it — as pointed out by its > examples of cathedral-style development of free software. Point taken. Best wishes Michael -- Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE) [] (http://fsfe.org) Treten Sie der Fellowship bei! [][][] (http://fellowship.fsfe.org/join?ref=mkesper) Ihre Spende ermöglicht unsere Arbeit! || (http://fsfe.org/donate)
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