{"product_id":"9780596553906","title":"Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003eFreely available source code, with contributions from thousands of programmers around the world: this is the spirit of the software  revolution known as Open Source. Open Source has grabbed the computer  industry's attention. Netscape has opened the source code to Mozilla;  IBM supports Apache; major database vendors haved ported their products  to Linux. As enterprises realize the power of the open-source development  model, Open Source is becoming a viable mainstream alternative to  commercial software.Now in \u003ci\u003eOpen Sources\u003c\/i\u003e, leaders of Open Source come together for the first time to discuss the new vision of the software industry they have created. The essays in this volume offer insight into how the Open Source movement works, why it succeeds, and where it is going.For programmers who have labored on open-source projects, \u003ci\u003eOpen Sources\u003c\/i\u003e is the new gospel: a powerful vision from the movement's  spiritual leaders. For businesses integrating open-source software  into their enterprise, \u003ci\u003eOpen Sources\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the mysteries of  how open development builds better software, and how businesses can  leverage freely available software for a competitive business advantage.The contributors here have been the leaders in the open-source arena:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Behlendorf (Apache)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKirk McKusick (Berkeley Unix)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTim O'Reilly (Publisher, O'Reilly \u0026amp; Associates)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBruce Perens (Debian Project, Open Source Initiative)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTom Paquin and Jim Hamerly (mozilla.org, Netscape)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEric Raymond (Open Source Initiative)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRichard Stallman (GNU, Free Software Foundation, Emacs)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMichael Tiemann (Cygnus Solutions)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLinus Torvalds (Linux)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaul Vixie (Bind)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarry Wall (Perl)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis book explains why the majority of the Internet's servers use open- source technologies for everything from the operating system to Web serving and email. Key technology products developed with open-source software have overtaken and surpassed the commercial efforts of billion dollar companies like Microsoft and IBM to dominate software markets. Learn  the inside story of what led Netscape to decide to release its source  code using the open-source mode. Learn how Cygnus Solutions builds  the world's best compilers by sharing the source code. Learn why  venture capitalists are eagerly watching Red Hat Software, a company  that gives its key product -- Linux -- away.For the first time in print, this book presents the story of the open- source phenomenon told by the people who created this movement.\u003ci\u003eOpen Sources\u003c\/i\u003e will bring you into the world of free software and show you the revolution.","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124712521968,"sku":"9780596553906","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780596553906_p0.jpg?v=1763724916","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780596553906","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}