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The Cathedral Learned to Read: The Cathedral and the Bazaar, 2026
My third annual check-in on Eric Raymond's essay. In 2024 the bazaar turned out to be a few tired maintainers. In 2025 the cathedral bought the stalls. This year a new cathedral showed up that doesn't need to buy…
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The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Reflections on its Relevance in 2024
Eric Raymond's 1997 essay argued that open, chaotic development beats careful central planning, and that "given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow." This spring a backdoor sat in plain sight in xz for weeks. What the…