Perspectives on free and open source software
Joseph Feller, Brian Fitzgerald, Scott A. Hissam, and Karim R. Lakhani (editors)
Language: English
Published by MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass., 2005
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- Title
- Perspectives on free and open source software
- Author
- Joseph Feller, Brian Fitzgerald, Scott A. Hissam, and Karim R. Lakhani (editors)
- Publisher
- MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass.
- Publication year
- 2005
- Condition
- Fine
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- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0262062461
- ISBN 13
- 9780262062466
The book analyzes a number of key topics: the motivation behind F/OSS—why highly skilled software developers devote large amounts of time to the creation of "free" products and services; the objective, empirically grounded evaluation of software—necessary to counter what one chapter author calls the "steamroller" of F/OSS hype; the software engineering processes and tools used in specific projects, including Apache, GNOME, and Mozilla; the economic and business models that reflect the changing relationships between users and firms, technical communities and firms, and between competitors; and legal, cultural, and social issues, including one contribution that suggests parallels between "open code" and "open society" and another that points to the need for understanding the movement's social causes and consequences.
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