Linux follows an inverse form of Conway's Law
What the article is suggesting is that the Linux architecture wasn&#x27;t affected by organisational pressures that closed-source systems face.<p>That is to say that subsytems were defined solely based on technical considerations, which is how it should be if the goal is sound engineering.<p>Not sure what to make of the ratio between &quot;specialists&quot; and &quot;generalists&quot;. A comparison to ratios from other projects would provide some helpful context.