Comment by tptacek

An evergreen subject. I could write a long comment here, but I'd just be recapitulating what I've already wrote, which is that this is probably the single most overrated piece of technical writing since the advent of the public Internet. What was true in it wasn't new, and what was new wasn't true. All you have to do is read _Peopleware_ (which arguably has had a rough going itself) to see why.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35939383

Raymond's personal and political inclinations always complicate this, but my fascination with his downright weird role in our professional culture long predates an understanding of his ideology. I think the case I made in the preceding paragraph is easy to make on the merits. It's why there was a comic called "Everybody Loves Eric Raymond". He's a figure of fun, and a lot of people haven't caught up with that.