Software Libre and Open Source
Issues surrounding the free software and open source movement.
All categoriesBooks under this sub-category (29 books)
Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice
Post date: 01 Dec 2016Through a collection of essays and case studies, leading visionaries and practitioners both inside and outside of government share their ideas on how to achieve and direct this emerging world of online collaboration, transparency, and participation.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 01 Feb 2010
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Feb 2010
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
Open Government: Collaboration, Transparency, and Participation in Practice
Post date: 01 Dec 2016Through a collection of essays and case studies, leading visionaries and practitioners both inside and outside of government share their ideas on how to achieve and direct this emerging world of online collaboration, transparency, and participation.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 01 Feb 2010
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Feb 2010
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
Open Source Licensing - Software Freedom and Intellectual Property Law
Post date: 28 Jun 2005A guide to open source license and licensing issues. Explains how to choose a license for an open source software, and how the chosen license affects developers, managers, lawyers and business.
Open Source Licensing - Software Freedom and Intellectual Property Law
Post date: 28 Jun 2005A guide to open source license and licensing issues. Explains how to choose a license for an open source software, and how the chosen license affects developers, managers, lawyers and business.
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
Post date: 29 Oct 2004Collection of essays from the leaders of the Free Software / Open Source movement, explaining why the majority of the Internet's servers use Open Source technologies for everything from the operating system to Web serving and email.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 13 Jan 1999
License: GNU General Public License
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 13 Jan 1999
License: GNU General Public License
Document Type: Book
Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
Post date: 29 Oct 2004Collection of essays from the leaders of the Free Software / Open Source movement, explaining why the majority of the Internet's servers use Open Source technologies for everything from the operating system to Web serving and email.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 13 Jan 1999
License: GNU General Public License Document Type: Book
Publication date: 13 Jan 1999
License: GNU General Public License Document Type: Book
Peer Participation and Software: What Mozilla Has to Teach Government
Post date: 16 Nov 2016This book examines the Mozilla Foundation’s success at organizing large-scale participation in the development of its software and considers whether Mozilla's approach can be transferred to government and civil society.
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Publication date: 01 Apr 2010
License: Standard Copyright License
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Apr 2010
License: Standard Copyright License
Document Type: Book
Peer Participation and Software: What Mozilla Has to Teach Government
Post date: 16 Nov 2016This book examines the Mozilla Foundation’s success at organizing large-scale participation in the development of its software and considers whether Mozilla's approach can be transferred to government and civil society.
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Publication date: 01 Apr 2010
License: Standard Copyright License Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Apr 2010
License: Standard Copyright License Document Type: Book
Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software
Post date: 05 Oct 2007Analyzes a number of key topics behind Free and Open Source Software revolution: the motivation, the objective, the processes and tools, the economic and business models, and legal, cultural, and social issues.
Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software
Post date: 05 Oct 2007Analyzes a number of key topics behind Free and Open Source Software revolution: the motivation, the objective, the processes and tools, the economic and business models, and legal, cultural, and social issues.
Post date: 16 Dec 2016
In this second volume, the authors of twenty-four open source applications explain how their software is structured, and why. From web servers and compilers to health record management systems, they are covered here to help you become a better developer.
In this second volume, the authors of twenty-four open source applications explain how their software is structured, and why. From web servers and compilers to health record management systems, they are covered here to help you become a better developer.
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Publication date: 08 May 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 08 May 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
Post date: 16 Dec 2016In this second volume, the authors of twenty-four open source applications explain how their software is structured, and why. From web servers and compilers to health record management systems, they are covered here to help you become a better developer.
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Publication date: 08 May 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
Publication date: 08 May 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
The Architecture of Open Source Applications: Elegance, Evolution, and a Few Fearless Hacks
Post date: 16 Dec 2016In this book, the authors of twenty-five open source applications explain how their software is structured, how its parts interact, why it's built that way, and what lessons have been learned that can be applied to other big design problems.
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Publication date: 21 Apr 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 21 Apr 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
The Architecture of Open Source Applications: Elegance, Evolution, and a Few Fearless Hacks
Post date: 16 Dec 2016In this book, the authors of twenty-five open source applications explain how their software is structured, how its parts interact, why it's built that way, and what lessons have been learned that can be applied to other big design problems.
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Publication date: 21 Apr 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
Publication date: 21 Apr 2014
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
Post date: 29 Oct 2004
Author Eric S. Raymond anatomizes his successful open source project, fetchmail, as a test of some surprising theories about software engineering suggested by the history of Linux.
Author Eric S. Raymond anatomizes his successful open source project, fetchmail, as a test of some surprising theories about software engineering suggested by the history of Linux.
Post date: 29 Oct 2004Author Eric S. Raymond anatomizes his successful open source project, fetchmail, as a test of some surprising theories about software engineering suggested by the history of Linux.
The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin
Post date: 08 Oct 2007Shows the reader just what went into the creation of open source and its worldwide network of contributors and users over the past 50 years.
Publication date: 01 Apr 2007
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
Document Type: Book
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
Document Type: Book
The Daemon, the GNU and the Penguin
Post date: 08 Oct 2007Shows the reader just what went into the creation of open source and its worldwide network of contributors and users over the past 50 years.
Publication date: 01 Apr 2007
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic Document Type: Book
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic Document Type: Book
The Digital Rights Movement: The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright
Post date: 19 Nov 2016This book shows that what began as an assertion of consumer rights to digital content has become something broader: a movement concerned not just with consumers and gadgets but with cultural ownership.
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Publication date: 01 Oct 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Oct 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
The Digital Rights Movement: The Role of Technology in Subverting Digital Copyright
Post date: 19 Nov 2016This book shows that what began as an assertion of consumer rights to digital content has become something broader: a movement concerned not just with consumers and gadgets but with cultural ownership.
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Publication date: 01 Oct 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
Publication date: 01 Oct 2012
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
The Performance of Open Source Applications: Speed, Precision, and a Bit of Serendipity
Post date: 16 Dec 2016Written by real developers who have had to make an existing system faster or who had to design something to be fast in the first place, this book will help you become a better developer by letting you look over these experts' shoulders.
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Publication date: 07 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
Publication date: 07 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Document Type: Book
The Performance of Open Source Applications: Speed, Precision, and a Bit of Serendipity
Post date: 16 Dec 2016Written by real developers who have had to make an existing system faster or who had to design something to be fast in the first place, this book will help you become a better developer by letting you look over these experts' shoulders.
Publisher:
Lulu.com
Publication date: 07 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
Publication date: 07 Oct 2013
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Document Type: Book
The Rise of Open Source Licensing
Post date: 28 Jun 2005A study on how open source has challenged the thinking and actual use of intellectual property in the software industry.
Publisher:
Turre Publishing
Publication date: 01 May 2005
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
Document Type: Thesis
Publication date: 01 May 2005
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
Document Type: Thesis
The Rise of Open Source Licensing
Post date: 28 Jun 2005A study on how open source has challenged the thinking and actual use of intellectual property in the software industry.
Publisher:
Turre Publishing
Publication date: 01 May 2005
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic Document Type: Thesis
Publication date: 01 May 2005
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic Document Type: Thesis
Post date: 18 Jan 2007
In this book, Eric Von Hippel challenges the basic assumption that new product innovations are typically developed by product manufacturers and demonstrates that innovation occurs in different places in different industries.
In this book, Eric Von Hippel challenges the basic assumption that new product innovations are typically developed by product manufacturers and demonstrates that innovation occurs in different places in different industries.
Post date: 18 Jan 2007In this book, Eric Von Hippel challenges the basic assumption that new product innovations are typically developed by product manufacturers and demonstrates that innovation occurs in different places in different industries.
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
Post date: 06 May 2005Covering all free software and open source licenses.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 01 Aug 2004
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
Publication date: 01 Aug 2004
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
Post date: 06 May 2005Covering all free software and open source licenses.
Publisher:
O’Reilly Media, Inc.
Publication date: 01 Aug 2004
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
Publication date: 01 Aug 2004
License: Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
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