Rebel code
Subtitle: the inside story of Linux and the open source revolution
By: Glyn Moody
Publisher: Perseus Pub.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Linux -- History; Computer software industry
Description: The open source movement troubles big industry giants like Microsoft because good programming in GNU / Linux software code is made even better by sharing and distributing its source freely for improvement, mostly without financial profit to the industry and without waiting on "upgraded versions" from the originator.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgments; title: Prologue; title: 1. The Coolest Year; title: 2. The New GNU Thing; title: 3. A Minor Rebellion; title: 4. Factor X; title: 5. Patching Up; title: 6. Root then Boot; title: 7. Linus 2.0; title: 8. Learning from Berkeley; title: 9. The Art of Code; title: 10. Low-Down in the Valley; title: 11. Mozilla Dot Party; title: 12. A Foothold; title: 13. Distributions and Shares; title: 14. Open for Business; title: 15. Trolls Versus Gnomes; title: 16. Lies, Damned Lies, and Benchmarks; title: 17. Tomorrow's Hothouse; title: 18. Beyond the Market; title: Afterword --; title: Index.