Given this state of affairs - a clear delineation of the open source way
would be ahead of the curve. Side note - What about "The Cathedral and
the Bazaar" or "Free as in Freedom" - do either or both of these texts
qualify as delineating the (FO)OS way?
In my opinion, neither does.
The Cathedral and the Bazaar (CATB) explains some of the workings of
FOSS projects, but it's based entirely on Eric Raymond's highly
opinionated point of view, and focuses only on software.
(http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/homesteading/cathedral-bazaar/)
Free as in Freedom is a history book focused on Richard Stallman; it's a
biography with the feel of an extended magazine article.
(http://oreilly.com/openbook/freedom/)
They both talk about a FOSS hacker culture that may have been more
present in the 90's or a bit past that; the waters nowadays are larger,
broader, far more complex, and don't hew to any one Grand Unified
Theory. I would love to see more things out there acknowledge the
shifting boundaries and multiple perspectives instead of trying to
trumpet an oversimplified One Right Answer as the only thing that ought
to be perpetuated.
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