Posted Tuesday at 11:00 PM3 days Rebel Code Rebel Code Linux and the Open Source Revolution by Glyn Moody Publisher Allen Lane Published Date 2001 Page Count 334 Categories Business & Economics / General, Computers / Operating Systems / General, Computers / Operating Systems / Windows Desktop, Computers / Operating Systems / Linux Language EN Average Rating N/A (based on N/A ratings) Maturity Rating No Mature Content Detected ISBN 0713995203 In this age of new technology start-ups, LINUX is impressive, but it might seem like just another business success story. What makes this story strange - and deeply troubling for the business world - is that LINUX is free. Not only is it free, but anyone can adapt it in any way they wish, as long as they pass it on to new users on the same terms. And far from being an isolated case, it is one of dozens of software projects round the world that have ignored or postponed commercial concerns to concentrate on writing the perfect code and have dedicated themselves to the principles of free and open development. For years they have been dismissed as irrelevant idealists. Yet already, more than any government or corporation, these fluidly organized and highly efficient teams of "amateurs" have defended and entrenched the open standards on which the Internet depends. More Information
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