[humorix] The Cathedral, the Bazaar and the Pyramid

[James Baughn <jbaughn@ldd.net>]

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The Cathedral, the Bazaar and the Pyramid
Glenn Alexander, glenalec@ozemail.com.au
May 24, 2001

Having had a long hard look at Microsoft, I feel that
neither the Cathedral nor the Bazaar software development
models are suitable to describe the process at Microsoft. I
therefore propose a third category of software development:
the Pyramid.

Consider these similarities:

- Pyramids were built by underpaid peasants.

- A pyramid is just a huge pointy thing that sits there
  taking up space. As burial places go, the Egyptian
  Pyramids represent the first incidence of heavy
  bloatware.

- The instructions for use are in hieroglyphics.

- The Pyramid is a monument to self aggrandisement.

- The Pharaohs who were in charge believed they were
  incarnations of gods.

The similarities to Microsoft are too close to ignore.

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