Open Source has become a buzzword synonymous with growth and change in computing. This book examines the Open Source movement, what's worked and why, and explai

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

"Open source" began as the mantra of a small group of idealistic hackers and has blossomed into the all-important slogan for progressive business and computing.

Leading Free and Open Source software researchers and analysts consider the status of the open source revolution and its effect on industry and society.

Freely available source code, with contributions from thousands of programmers around the world: this is the spirit of the software revolution known as Open Sou