The success of open source / Steven Weber.

By:

Weber, Steve, 1961-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2004.Description: viii, 312 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

0674012925

Subject(s):

Open source software

DDC classification:

005.3 22

LOC classification:

QA76.76.S46 W376 2004

Online resources:

Table of contents

Summary: "Much of the innovative programming that powers the Internet, creates operating systems, and produces software is the result of "open source" code, that is, code that is freely distributed - as opposed to being kept secret - by those who write it. Leaving source code open has generated some of the most sophisticated developments in computer technology, including, most notably, Linux and Apache, which pose a significant challenge to Microsoft in the marketplace

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Much of the innovative programming that powers the Internet, creates operating systems, and produces software is the result of "open source" code, that is, code that is freely distributed - as opposed to being kept secret - by those who write it. Leaving source code open has generated some of the most sophisticated developments in computer technology, including, most notably, Linux and Apache, which pose a significant challenge to Microsoft in the marketplace

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