Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source)

@book{citeulike:168559, abstract = {{<I>Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution</I> is a fascinating look at the raging debate that is its namesake. Filled with writings from the central players--from Linux creator Linus Torvalds to Perl creator Larry Wall--the book convinces the reader of the overwhelming merits of freeing up the many iterations of software's source code.<p> The open-source movement has become a cause c\&\#233;l\&\#232;bre in light of the widespread adoption of Linux, Perl, and Apache as well as its corporate support from Netscape, IBM, and Oracle--and strongly felt opposition from Microsoft. <I>Open Sources</I> doesn't address <I>why</I> these Microsoft foes are throwing their weight behind the movement. Instead, it focuses on the history and philosophy of open-source software (previously referred to as <I>freeware</I>) as an argument for shaping the future of programming. <I>Open Sources</I> is much larger than just a fight with any one company. Instead, it is a revolutionary call to release software development from the vested interests that label new directions in software development as threatening.<p> This is not to say that opening the source code is an entirely egalitarian and communistic endeavor. These are programmers and startup owners; they want to be able to continue to program for a living. To that end, <I>Open Sources</I> contains strong business profiles from entrepreneurs such as Apache's--and now, O'Reilly \& Associates'--Brian Behlendorf, who discusses how to give away software in order to lure customers in for specialized versions. In many ways, this is a hands-on guide, displaying an insider's view of the development process and providing specifics on testing details and altering licensing agreements. However, interspersed with tech talk is a reader-friendly guide for those interested in the future of software development. <I>--Jennifer Buckendorff</I>}}, author = {(organization), Open S. and Behlendorf, Brian and Bradner, Scott and Hamerly, Jim and Mckusick, Kirk and O'Reilly, Tim and Paquin, Tom and Perens, Bruce and Raymond, Eric and Stallman, Richard and Tiemann, Michael and Torvalds, Linus and Vixie, Paul and Wall, Larry and Young, Bob }, citeulike-article-id = {168559}, howpublished = {Paperback}, isbn = {1565925823}, keywords = {open, opensource, source}, month = {February}, posted-at = {2006-01-26 12:07:06}, priority = {2}, publisher = {O'Reilly}, title = {Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source)}, url = {http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20\&amp;path=ASIN/1565925823}, year = {1999} }

TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:168559 L3 - citeulike-article-id:168559 TI - Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source) PB - O'Reilly SN - 1565925823 N2 - {<I>Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution</I> is a fascinating look at the raging debate that is its namesake. Filled with writings from the central players--from Linux creator Linus Torvalds to Perl creator Larry Wall--the book convinces the reader of the overwhelming merits of freeing up the many iterations of software's source code.<p> The open-source movement has become a cause c&#233;l&#232;bre in light of the widespread adoption of Linux, Perl, and Apache as well as its corporate support from Netscape, IBM, and Oracle--and strongly felt opposition from Microsoft. <I>Open Sources</I> doesn't address <I>why</I> these Microsoft foes are throwing their weight behind the movement. Instead, it focuses on the history and philosophy of open-source software (previously referred to as <I>freeware</I>) as an argument for shaping the future of programming. <I>Open Sources</I> is much larger than just a fight with any one company. Instead, it is a revolutionary call to release software development from the vested interests that label new directions in software development as threatening.<p> This is not to say that opening the source code is an entirely egalitarian and communistic endeavor. These are programmers and startup owners; they want to be able to continue to program for a living. To that end, <I>Open Sources</I> contains strong business profiles from entrepreneurs such as Apache's--and now, O'Reilly & Associates'--Brian Behlendorf, who discusses how to give away software in order to lure customers in for specialized versions. In many ways, this is a hands-on guide, displaying an insider's view of the development process and providing specifics on testing details and altering licensing agreements. However, interspersed with tech talk is a reader-friendly guide for those interested in the future of software development. <I>--Jennifer Buckendorff</I>} KW - open KW - opensource KW - source AU - (organization), Open AU - Behlendorf, Brian AU - Bradner, Scott AU - Hamerly, Jim AU - Mckusick, Kirk AU - O'Reilly, Tim AU - Paquin, Tom AU - Perens, Bruce AU - Raymond, Eric AU - Stallman, Richard AU - Tiemann, Michael AU - Torvalds, Linus AU - Vixie, Paul AU - Wall, Larry AU - Young, Bob PY - 1999/02/22/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&amp;path=ASIN/1565925823 ER -