This is a great article that I find myself re-reading and referencing all the time. I think it's unfortunate that people only skim over it and then use it to c

This is a great article that I find myself re-reading and referencing all the time. I think it's unfortunate that people only skim over it and then use it to complain/defend Linux/windows/m4/autoconf/etc. More important is the main point that "quality only happens when someone is responsible for it". This explains a mistake I see time and time again in all manners of software projects: anything by committee, anything overly democratic, can only aim to be mediocre at best. You need an owner/architect/champion/tyrant if you hope to achieve anything above average (not guaranteed though).