That's the point of his article. He says open source works because you 'release early, release often' to a group of insiders, not the public. Hence why we hav

That's the point of his article. He says open source works because you 'release early, release often' to a group of insiders, not the public. Hence why we have multiple release channels: trunk nightlies, branch nightlies, closed betas, public betas, and official releases. His point is not to 'release early, release often' to the unwashed masses, but to 'release late, release rarely' to the public so they get a polished, finished product.