Open Source
Technology and Policy
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 5 November 2007
- ISBN 9780521707411
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages382 pages
- Size 229x152x20 mm
- Weight 502 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Find out why some people spend their own time writing complex software, then distribute the source code for free.
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From the Internet's infrastructure to operating systems like GNU/Linux, the open source movement comprises some of the greatest accomplishments in computing over the past quarter century. Its story embraces technological advances, unprecedented global collaboration, and remarkable tools for facilitating distributed development. The evolution of the Internet enabled an enormous expansion of open development, allowing developers to exchange information and ideas without regard to constraints of space, time, or national boundary. The movement has had widespread impact on education and government, as well as historic cultural and commercial repercussions. Part I discusses key open source applications, platforms, and technologies used in open development. Part II explores social issues ranging from demographics and psychology to legal and economic matters. Part III discusses the Free Software Foundation, open source in the public sector (government and education), and future prospects.
'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
Table of Contents:
1. Introduction; Part I. Open Source - Internet Infrastructure, Platforms, and Technologies: 2. Open source Internet application projects; 3. The open source platform; 4. Technologies underlying open source development; Part II. Social, Psychological, Legal, and Economic Aspects of Open Source: 5. Demographics, sociology, and psychology of open source development; 6. Legal issues in open source; 7. The economics of open source; Part III. Free Software: The Movement, the Public Sector, and the Future: 8. The GNU project and the free software foundation; 9. Open source in the public sector; 10. The future of the open source movement.
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