Beschreibung:
Today, open source serves as shorthand for much broader trends and behaviors. It's not just about a free (in all senses of the word) alternative to commercial software. It increasingly is the new commercial software. How Open Source Ate Software reveals how open source has much in common, and is often closely allied, with many other trends in business and society. You'll see how it enables projects that go beyond any individual company. That makes open source not just a story about software, but a story about almost everything.
1. The Beginnings of Free and Open Source Software.- 2. From "Free" to "Open Source".- 3. The Open Source Development Model.- 4. Open Source's Connection to the Past- 5. Business Models.- 6. The Flip Side of Open Source.- 7. Open Source Opportunities and Challenges.