Open Sources 2.0: the continuing evolution

by Chris DiBona, Danese Cooper, Mark Stone

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.

Genres: Nonfiction, Technology, Computer Science, Software

496 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Erika RS]

This is a book of essays on open source development. The first Open Sources was published in 1999, and most of the essays covered what open source is. This book examines what has happened in the open source community since that time. The essays are about many aspects of open source development, but the book can largely be divided into two sections. The first sections covers the business perspective. The essays in this section discuss the use of open source software in business, businesses based around open source software, and some of the pragmatics of open source development. The second section covers the cultural perspective on open source. It includes essays about how ideas from open source development have influenced other fields such as biology and knowledge sharing. Overall, the essays were insightful and interesting; some were particularly good, and others bored me nearly to tears. The book is worth reading if you are interested in open source. (Be warned though, the proof readers did not do the best job with this book.)

[Yu Zhou · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a wide collection of writings from top Open Source insiders. The writings provide insights into the history, evolution, dynamics, implications and future of Open Source developments. This book is not technical, so it gives high-level views of Open Source's impact on software development and software business. The writings are easy to follow, although the writings sometimes are like speaking as they are directly from speeches. The book has dated a little bit, given how much the internet and software have changed since its publication. This book desires attentions, because Linux and Internet influence everybody.

[Samuel · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is absolutely eye-opening into the world of open source software. Being a collection of essays written by various authors, it gives a wide variety of perspectives into a wide variety of aspects.