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Eric S. Raymond
Also known as: Eric Raymond
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Open-source license - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 9 facts
claimIn 'The Cathedral and the Bazaar', Eric S. Raymond compared open-source development to a bazaar, which is an open-air public market.
claimThe Open Source Initiative (OSI), founded by free-software developers Bruce Perens and Eric S. Raymond, used the term 'open source' to emphasize the strengths of the open development model rather than software freedoms.
claimThe Open Source Initiative (OSI) was formed by Eric Raymond and Bruce Peters.
quoteEric S. Raymond summarized the strength of the open-source development model as: 'Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.'
claimEric S. Raymond argued that the open-source model provided advantages over proprietary software that proprietary software could not replicate, aside from ethical considerations.
referenceEric S. Raymond published 'The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary' in 2001 through O'Reilly Media.
perspectiveEric S. Raymond advocated for the term 'open source' over 'free software' because he believed 'open source' was more appealing to businesses and better reflected the tangible advantages of free and open-source software development.
claimEric S. Raymond aimed to expand the existing hacker community to include large commercial developers.
claimEric S. Raymond contrasted the proprietary software development model, which relies on small pools of secretive workers, with the Linux development model, which utilizes a pool of testers that potentially includes the entire world.
Free and open-source software - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimEric Raymond's 1997 essay, 'The Cathedral and the Bazaar', explored the development model of Free software and influenced Netscape's 1998 decision to release the source code for its browser suite.
perspectiveBruce Perens stated that he felt Eric Raymond's promotion of open-source unfairly overshadowed the Free Software Foundation's efforts and reaffirmed his support for free software.
accountThe Open Source Initiative (OSI) was founded in 1998 by a group of developers including Eric Raymond, Bruce Perens, Tim O'Reilly, and Linus Torvalds to promote the term 'Open Source' and emphasize collaborative development benefits over ideology.
Open-source software - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
referenceEric S. Raymond proposed the "bazaar model" for developing open-source software in his 1997 essay, "The Cathedral and the Bazaar."
claimEric S. Raymond compares traditional software development methodologies to building a cathedral, characterized by careful, isolated work by individuals or small groups, and advocates for the bazaar style instead.
Open-source hardware - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia smoothieware.github.io Apr 15, 2016 2 facts
accountThe TAPR Open Hardware License was drafted by attorney John Ackermann, reviewed by open-source software community leaders Bruce Perens and Eric S. Raymond, and discussed by hundreds of volunteers in an open community discussion.
claimEric S. Raymond, as president of the Open Source Initiative (OSI), expressed concerns regarding certain aspects of the TAPR Open Hardware License and decided not to review the license.
Open Source Hardware - Devopedia devopedia.org Jun 3, 2019 1 fact
accountThe term 'Open Source' was coined by Eric Raymond and Bruce Peters as an alternative to 'free software' when Mozilla released the source code for the Netscape browser suite.
Seven observations and research questions about Open Design ... cambridge.org Oct 19, 2021 1 fact
claimEric Raymond's 'Bazaar' model of development, which opposes the 'Cathedral' distribution of work in hierarchical organizations, may not function effectively in the context of open source development of tangible products.