Eric S. Raymond

Good programmers know what to write. Great ones know what to rewrite.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

You can't control a project, but you can control its environment.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

The best way to get good ideas is to have lots of ideas.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Given a big enough lever, you can move the world.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Release early, release often.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

The value of a program is proportional to the number of people who use it.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

The most effective way to communicate is to share code.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

If you want to make a contribution, you need to be part of a community.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar

The cathedrals are built by the few, the bazaars are built by the many.

From The Cathedral and the Bazaar