Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution

Moody, Glyn

ISBN 10: 0738203335 / ISBN 13: 9780738203331

Published by Basic Books, US, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution
• Publisher: Basic Books, US
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738203335
• ISBN 13: 9780738203331
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good/Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computers & Technology

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Synopsis

"Open source" began as the mantra of a small group of idealistic hackers and has blossomed into the all-important slogan for progressive business and computing. This fast-moving narrative starts at ground zero, with the dramatic incubation of open-source software by Linux and its enigmatic creator, Linus Torvalds. With firsthand accounts, it describes how a motley group of programmers managed to shake up the computing universe and cause a radical shift in thinking for the post-Microsoft era. A powerful and engaging tale of innovation versus big business, Rebel Code chronicles the race to create and perfect open-source software, and provides the ideal perch from which to explore the changes that cyberculture has engendered in our society. Based on over fifty interviews with open-source protagonists such as Torvalds and open source guru Richard Stallman, Rebel Code captures the voice and the drama behind one of the most significant business trends in recent memory.

About the Author

Glyn Moody is a London-based writer who has tracked, used, and written about Linux almost since its inception. He has published major features on it in Wired, Computer Weekly, and The New Scientist.