"In Chapter 3 of Stephen Weber's The Success of Open Source, there was a listing of eight 'General Principles' contained within the chapter. Last week, we discussed in class the five pillars of 'The Open Source Way.'"
1. What are the titles of each Pillar?
2. What are the titles of each General Principle?
make it interesting and make sure it happens
minimize how many times you have to reinvent the wheel
solve problems through parallel work processes whenever possible
leverage the law of large numbers
release early and release often
3. What are the similarities between Weber's eight principles, and the five pillars?
emphasis on interaction within communities of developers and users
open exchange, participation, and community
minimize how many times you have to reinvent the wheel, leverage the law of large numbers, and talk a lot
do things well and document them
minimize how many times you have to reinvent the wheel, solve problems through parallel work processes whenever possible, document what you do
solve problems through parallel work processes whenever possible, release early and release often
4. What are the differences?
the pillars do not emphasize getting people interested in your project
nothing comparable to "make it interesting and make sure it happens" or "scratch an itch"
the principles are much more specific than the pillars, which are more general (ironically, despite the principles being called "general")
the pillars focus on ideas while the principles focus more on execution
5. Whose "keen analysis" did Weber "Draw Heavily" upon?
6. What was the title of this "keen analysis?"
7. Where can this keen analysis be found?
http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html
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