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12 open source books you should read

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Feb 2, 2011

[ Thanks to linuxaria for this link.
]

“Open source is very dedicated to sharing information,
comparing and learning, then in this article i will recommend some
readings of open books that you can download, read and if you want
print freely.

“The Cathedral and the Bazaar

“Available in many languages; This is a great essay on the
difference between the open source model of software development,
and the closed source model employed by commercial software
vendors. It is a great read that is as true as when it was written,
to the present day today.

“Free as in Freedom

“Richard Stallman Idealist and revolutionary, Stallman launched
the movement “free software” that has shaken the foundations of the
entire computer market, representing an inevitable point of
comparison for the software producer giants.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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