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No, autoconf happened because UNIX abandonned the cathedral model and went bazaar.
by phkamp 14y ago
No, autoconf happened because UNIX abandonned the cathedral model and went bazaar.
- acdha 14y agoMore accurately, it went multi-cathedral: major vendors were building temples to their self-perceived importance and unless you were a major customer they weren't interested in borrowing a better idea from someone else. The bazaar at least opened up the option for most users to have some influence over the process.
- __alexs 14y agoIndeed, the first "Free" UNIX was released in the early 90's. The UNIX fragmentation of the 80's doesn't really describe the Bazaar from C&B to me either.