Rebel code

the inside story of Linux and the open source revolution

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Glyn Moody: Rebel code (2001, Perseus Pub.)

Hardcover, 334 pages

English language

Published Aug. 20, 2001 by Perseus Pub..

ISBN:
978-0-7382-0333-1
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OCLC Number:
45771410

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4 stars (1 review)

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.

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This book was written during the dotcom bubble, with an Afterword after the bubble burst. So it gets the history right, and misses on some predictions. Most notably, it didn't foresee a world in which desktops fade in relevance, replaced by smartphones. BUT, it correctly predicts that Linux would continue to grow -- both on the server side, and in the form of Android. For me, it was a walk down memory lane. Good stuff.

Subjects

  • Linux
  • Konkurrent
  • Computer software industry
  • Microsoft Corporation
  • Geschichte
  • LINUX
  • History
  • Microsoft
  • Operating systems (Computers)