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The Cathedral and the Bazaar explain that the cathedral model is more selective and controlled in that there are very few people working within the closed environment. This is unlike the bazaar model where everything is out and openness is encouraged. It is a war between small groups and autonomy vs large connected and collaborative groups. Although they are different, each model is used to create valuable software experiences for its users and or the developers themselves. "Every good work of software starts by scratching a developer's personal itch." While I don't like to use absolutes, I agree that many successful projects begin with a developer thinking, "It would be cool if…" or "I wonder if…". We have discussed it before, but our passions and curiosities keep us up at night, not how to solve a np-hard problem (unless that is your thing). The reason you come up with ideas for new software is to make something better or create someth...