Eric Raymond is a good start. I also like Steve Yegge's blog posts. Also Zed Shaw's essays are a good read, this one is my favorite: http://www.zedshaw.com/essa

Eric Raymond is a good start. I also like Steve Yegge's blog posts. Also Zed Shaw's essays are a good read, this one is my favorite: http://www.zedshaw.com/essays/master_and_expert.html http://www.zedshaw.com/essays/master_and_expert.html Surely theres a better list, but these are the first names that came to my mind.