[TriLUG] Open Source book

[boyle at laue.chem.ncsu.edu]

Hi Everyone,

On 13 Aug, Matthew Sites wrote:
> Does anyone know of a good book that explains the open source model  
> and why it works?

I haven't read it, but ESR wrote an essay in the 1990's called,
"The Cathedral and the Bazaar" which describes the "open source"
method of development.

See:

http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/

I don't know if someone has come out with something else since then.

Regards,

Paul


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