Eric S. Raymond
Open Source Advocate
fetchmail
gpsd
Biography
Eric S. Raymond wrote “The Cathedral and the Bazaar,” which influenced the open source movement. He maintains fetchmail and gpsd.
Daily Work
- Maintaining open source projects
- Writing about software development
- Advocating for open source
- Contributing to various projects
Challenges
“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow. That insight helped define how we think about open source.”
Impact
Eric’s writings shaped the open source movement and influenced how companies approach open development.