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Chapter 22

Title: “The Cathedral and the Bazaar” by Eric Raymond

Quote: “Linux’s innovation wasn’t so much in doing quick-turnaround releases incorporating

lots of user feedback but in scaling it up to a level of intensity that matched the complexity of
what he was developing.”

Expectations:
I want for further polish my understanding about the article cathedral and the bazaar.

Book Review:
The author of this chapter is Eric Raymond. This chapter talks about the Linux which
talks about open sources and by using free software as the sources of installer. First things first,
I want to explain the meaning of open source. According to Wikipedia “Open source is an
approach to the design, development, and distribution of software, offering practical
accessibility to a software's source code. Some consider open source as one of various possible
design approaches, while others consider it a critical strategic element of their operations.
Before open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of
phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained popularity with the rise of the
Internet, which provided access to diverse production models, communication paths, and
interactive communities.”

Things I have learned:

I learned that open source is the distribution of software, and I learned that the open
source is a widely adopted by other users.

Integrity Questions:
1.) What is CCIL?

2.) What is open-source?

3.) Who is the author of this chapter?

4.) What does this chapter talks about?

5.) What is the importance of having users?