> More fantasy. Cooperation certainly occurs in the
> production of free software, but it's the same sort of
> "cooperation" that you find in any major corporation.
>
> Linus Torvalds act as project coordinator for
> development of the kernel. <etc...snipped>
It's not quite the same, starting with the fact that Linus Torvalds can't cut off my salary, or even my free donuts. That said, the open source development process (unlike the open source ethic) has proven quite congenial to the corporate environment.
John A