Write a few paragraphs about your reactions to Raymond's essay.

Don't just summarize what he has to say. I want to hear about how you connect, or don't, to the points he makes. Here are a few possible topics that occurred to me in my rereading. You can respond to these, or to others that occur to you. I hope your thoughts (written down in advance) will lead to lively discussion in class.

• Raymond refers repeatedly to Brooks' Mythical Man Month, which we read last semester. That is ancient history in the annals of software development. What do you think of Raymond's take on Brooks? Is Raymond's essay ancient history too?

• Which (if any) of Raymond's arguments are relevant for the tiny projects we're doing in this course?

• What do you think Joel Spolsky might think about The Cathedral and the Bazaar?

• CATB has generated lots of commentary Raymond has posted at catb.org/esr/writings/homesteading/. You might be tempted to read some of it, or some of his other papers, even though I didn't assign them.