>
> writes:
> Has anyone here seen an analysis explaning why and how Linux
> came to what it is;
Enough to make your eyes water, I'm sure :-)
I think the standard reference is:
http://www.openresources.com/documents/cathedral-bazaar/
BTW, a very nice modern-day example of the fun cooperative hacking
environment is the gnu.emacs.sources newsgroup.
Cheers,
Luke