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Rebel Code

Linux and the Open Source Revolution

By Glyn Moody

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| Paperback | 9780738206707

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A high-velocity chronicle of the open source movement-and its impact on computing, business, and culture.

The open source saga has many fascinating chapters. It is partly the story of Linus Torvalds, the master hacker who would become chief architect of the Linux operating system. It is also theContinue

A high-velocity chronicle of the open source movement-and its impact on computing, business, and culture.

The open source saga has many fascinating chapters. It is partly the story of Linus Torvalds, the master hacker who would become chief architect of the Linux operating system. It is also the story of thousands of devoted programmers around the world who spontaneously worked in tandem to complete the race to shape Linux into the ultimate killer app. Rebel Code traces the remarkable roots of this unplanned revolution. It echoes the twists and turns of Linux's improbable development, as it grew through an almost biological process of accretion and finally took its place at the heart of a jigsaw puzzle that would become the centerpiece of open source. With unprecedented access to the principal players, Moody has written a powerful tale of individual innovation versus big business. Rebel Code provides a from-the-trenches perspective and looks ahead to how open source is challenging long-held conceptions of technology, commerce, and culture.

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    Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution Glyn Moody 334pp, Penguin, £12.99 Buy it at a discount at BOL Information wants to be free, runs the old hackers' slogan. But just how free can it get? The success of Linux, a sophisticated computer op ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • Paperback 344 Pages
  • Edition: Reprint
  • ISBN-10: 0738206709
  • ISBN-13: 9780738206707
  • Publisher: Perseus Books Group
  • Pub date: Jul 15, 2002
  • Dimensions: 1484 mm x 903 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Hardcover
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