Comment by nologic01

Old articles about open source help show how dynamic the patterns of bazaar like software building and how difficult to grasp new phenomena in their entirety.

There are different types of bazaars. We have not seen them all yet. The "invasion" of corporate interests is much discussed, but its just one of many new types of legal entities that get involved: non-profit entities and the public sector.

There are two drivers that are persistent and act like heat elements that keep steering the pot of bazaar like behavior: 1) software is important and 2) software that is not closed and proprietary is possible and even necessary.

The involvement of the public sector in particular seems still quite nascent. Yet the concept of "digital public goods" is already here (there is even an initiative with that name) and will likely play more important role going forward.

The perennial issue with open source is funding, but this reflects some peculiarities of the most decentralized type of bazaar.

In other words, while the bazaar has been happening in the town square for a few decades now, it keeps changing and, importantly, it keeps growing.