{"product_id":"2940013622241","title":"Open Life: The Philosophy of Open Source","description":"From the author:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    It’s not that a lot hasn’t already been written about Open Source, but\u003cbr\u003erather that the books I had read mostly represented one or other of two\u003cbr\u003ecamps. If a book is written by somebody inside the Open Source\u003cbr\u003ecommunity, the content tends to be difficult for the average person, that is\u003cbr\u003eanyone who isn’t already fascinated by the detailed history of Linux or the\u003cbr\u003eparticulars of a given programming language. If, on the other hand, a book\u003cbr\u003ehas been written by an outsider for the benefit of other outsiders, it usually\u003cbr\u003eloses some of the honesty and directness, some of the magic of the Open\u003cbr\u003eSource attitude – in short, something of the very quality that had always\u003cbr\u003efascinated me about that community. That’s why I wanted to write a book that gives a broader view of Open Source than being yet another explanation\u003cbr\u003eof how Linux works in a computer; to write one that’s more about how Open\u003cbr\u003eSource works outside a computer, drawing on real examples and stories\u003cbr\u003efrom the history of the Linux and Open Source revolution. My book now\u003cbr\u003ehas more than sixty stories, or case studies, and I think I’ve done reasonably\u003cbr\u003ewell in covering the players who have taken part in the revolution during the\u003cbr\u003efirst 13 years of Linux. I trust readers will find the examples I have chosen\u003cbr\u003eas fascinating as I do.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082993058032,"sku":"2940013622241","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940013622241_p0.jpg?v=1763595498","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940013622241","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}