“Pundits in the computer industry have written that Linux is
obsolete technology for so long that it has become a cliche. In
this article, I will contrast open software development style with
an American musical style known as Jazz.“
“Jazz music is unique. You’d be hard pressed to find a good
definition of exactly what it is. You might hear something like,
“Jazz is any music that a Jazz musician plays,” or “you just know
it when you hear it.”
“However, there are some common threads which weave through most
of the Jazz experience. Most times, there is a form of
improvisation which is built over, through and around a common
underlying structure.”