Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution

Moody, Glyn

ISBN 10: 0713995203 / ISBN 13: 9780713995206

Published by Allen Lane, 2001

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Title: Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source ...

Publisher: Allen Lane

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis:

In 1991, a 21 year-old student, Linus Torvalds set about writing a free alternative to the UNIX operating system. The system he established is now used by more than 10 million people & the numbers are growing. It is fast, it can be used on any number of hardware platforms, from multi-chip super computers to palm pilots, &, astonishingly, it's free. The story of its development reveals the power of cooperation in the development of new technology. Hundreds of programmers from around the world world have worked outside government and corporate control to create a product that has caused conventional business to blanch. The book describes in vivid detail the dreamers and businessmen who have turned a private passion into a global phenomenon.

About the Author:

Glyn Moody is a columnist for Computer Weekly and a regular contributor to The Guardian, The Financial Times and The Economist, among many other newspapers and periodicals.