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The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
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3.83 avg rating — 4,278 ratings
score: 797,
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Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software
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3.83 avg rating — 1,222 ratings
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The STREAM TONE: The Future of Personal Computing?
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3.17 avg rating — 23 ratings
score: 500,
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Learning Perl
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score: 493,
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Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project
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3.83 avg rating — 193 ratings
score: 394,
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Linux in a Nutshell
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3.92 avg rating — 765 ratings
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Ruby Best Practices: Increase Your Productivity - Write Better Code
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Gregory T. Brown (Goodreads Author)
3.83 avg rating — 168 ratings
score: 199,
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Intellectual Property and Open Source: A Practical Guide to Protecting Code
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3.84 avg rating — 51 ratings
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Learning PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript: A Step-By-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites
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3.88 avg rating — 907 ratings
score: 100,
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The Open-Source Everything Manifesto: Transparency, Truth, and Trust (Manifesto Series)
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3.52 avg rating — 128 ratings
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Docker Deep Dive
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The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source
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Peer to Peer: The Commons Manifesto
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The DevOps Handbook: How to Create World-Class Agility, Reliability, and Security in Technology Organizations
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Perl Best Practices: Standards and Styles for Developing Maintainable Code
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4.28 avg rating — 275 ratings
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Working in Public: The Making and Maintenance of Open Source Software
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3.93 avg rating — 921 ratings
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The Art of Community: Building the New Age of Participation
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3.83 avg rating — 277 ratings
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