[joshuaellinger]

Hard to take the analysis seriously when it (a) take UNIX as an example and (b) pretends Linux doesn't exist.

The Linux kernel looks to be a successful Bazaar project with a single person (Linus) having nominal responsibly.

I recently return to UNIX after a 20 year break. Linux in 2020 is much better than Solaris in 1998. However, Windows made giant leaps as well. Both still have massive amounts of deadwood but Windows does a better job of hiding it.

[h2odragon]

> Linux in 2020 is much better than Solaris in 1998

Depending on your purposes, Linux in 1998, was better than Solaris in 1998, even on Sun hardware.

[beprogrammed]

Well he's a BSD guy, so he refers to the entire bunch as UNIX.

"One of Brooks's many excellent points is that quality happens only if somebody has the responsibility for it"

Linux is a prime example of this with Linus. I fear the day he's not around as a guiding force.

[shadowgovt]

Windows has the vested interest (customers and money) to make their deadwood compatible.

There are some great stories about the engineering they've done to continue to support legacy applications (because those applications matter to customers).

[tored]

I don’t think the author says that a Bazaar project can’t be successful.