[extropy-chat] the question of self-termination

[BillK]

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 19:06:32 -0500, Eliezer Yudkowsky wrote:
> 
> Great.  You do that.
> 
> Sorry, Damien, but you know my feelings about "we need to".
> 
> "Beware `we should...', extend a hand to `how do I...'"
>         - http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=22799&cid=2452675
> 


Interesting. I believe this comment originally came from a short but
famous article (1998) by Alan Cox, entitled "Cathedrals, Bazaars and
the Town Council"
<http://www.softpanorama.org/People/Cox/index.shtml>

It is well worth reading for anyone not familiar with it. 
Basically it concerns the problems encountered during running a
software development project. 

The summary list, at the end of the article, of the lessons learned,
should be nailed to the wall of every new project -- SIAI included :)

BillK