Cathedrals vs. bazaars

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Thread: Cathedrals vs. bazaars

# 19369 byArthur P. Smith on Feb. 13, 2004, 12:26 p.m.
Member since 2022-08-22

> Greetings Arthur,
>
> "Of course we don't want to recklessly kill people;
> designs should include how to get people safely out of
> the various possible failure conditions."
>
> I assert you cannot have it both ways of fast
> innovation and human space travel. Put a single life
> at stake and failure is not an option or you are being
> by definition reckless. Safety precautions that drive
> up cost enormously while making managers and planners
> very cautious.

Soyuz is the counter-example. Fails often, but hasn't killed
any astronauts in decades.

Arthur