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Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Deek, Fadi P. Open source. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008 (DLC) 2007019230 (OCoLC)124165770 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Fadi P Deek; James A McHugh |
ISBN: | 9780511367755 0511367759 9780511364129 0511364121 0511367163 9780511367168 9780511366536 0511366531 1107184746 9781107184749 1281146390 9781281146397 9786611146399 6611146393 0511574150 9780511574153 0511619529 9780511619526 |
OCLC Number: | 192136045 |
Language Note: | English. |
Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 369 pages) |
Contents: | Open source internet application projects -- The open source platform -- Technologies underlying open source development -- Demographics, sociology, and psychology of open source development -- Legal issues in open source -- The economics of open source -- The GNU project -- Open source in the public sector -- The future of the open source movement. |
Series Title: | MyiLibrary. |
Responsibility: | Fadi P. Deek, James A.M. McHugh. |
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'Provide[s] a well laid out review of the open source movement, including its technologies, policies, and impact and implications. ... Overall, this book ties together the many interlocking pieces within the development and history of the open source movement.' A. Hollister, CHOICE 'The authors lay out the issues around a variety of open source topics in a clear, accessible prose.' Michele Tepper, Resources '... A thorough effort ... One of the most rigorous treatments of the social, legal and economic aspects of open source I have come across. I found the language used in the book accessible and inviting to readers from a range of backgrounds, both technical and non-technical. I recommend this book for anyone interested in open source and ideal for readers new to it.' The British Computer Society 'This book, is a recommended as a comprehensive introduction to the free software/open source ecosystem.' Andrew Katz, Magazine of the Society for Computers and Law 'This book should be useful to anyone using open source software technology or defining policies for it.' StickyMinds.com Books Guide Read more...


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