Usability Views Article Details  home | timeline | recent | popular | e-reports | userati | about this site The Linux managing model (01 Dec 2003) Key managerial decisions concerning portability and modularity are, subsequently, analyzed through the lenses of the ESR model to show that Linux features an unconventional decision-making process whereby decisions follow rather than precede actions. Finally, Torvalds’ beliefs are investigated in the Bitkeeper context to argue that the Linux managing model leans toward adaptability rather than adaptation. Article URL: http://firstmonday.org/issues/issue8_12/iannacci/index.html Read 101 more articles from First Monday sorted by date, popularity, or title. Next Article: In Praise of Good Design: Products and their virtues This site is a labour of love built by Chris McEvoy