The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary

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Author: Eric S. Raymond

ISBN-10: 0596001088

ISBN-13: 9780596001087

Category: General & Miscellaneous Software

Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some type of open source software in their infrastructure and another 6 percent will install it in the next two years. This revolutionary model for collaborative software development is being embraced and studied by many of the biggest players in the high-tech industry, from Sun Microsystems to IBM to...

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Subtitled "Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary", this book explores Open Source, and the billions of dollars that have been made and lost based on the ideas in this book. Its conclusions will be studied, debated, and implemented for years to come. This book is a must for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy.

Foreword by Bob Young Why You Should Care A Brief History of Hackerdom The Cathedral and the Bazaar Homesteading the Noosphere The Magic Cauldron The Revenge of the Hackers Author's Afterword. Beyond Software? Appendix. How To Become a Hacker Appendix to The Magic Cauldron