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Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some type of open source software in their infrastructure and another 6 percent will install it in the next two years. This revolutionary model for collaborative software development is being embraced and studied by many of the biggest players in the high-tech industry, from Sun Microsystems to IBM to Intel.The Cathedral &" the Bazaar is a must for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy. Already, billions of dollars have been made and lost based on the ideas in this book. Its conclusions will be studied, debated, and implemented for years to come. According to Bob Young, "This is Eric Raymond's great contribution to the success of the open source revolution, to the adoption of Linux-based operating systems, and to the success of open source users and the companies that supply them."The interest in open source software development has grown enormously in the past year. This revised and expanded paperback edition includes new material on open source developments in 1999 and 2000. Raymond's clear and effective writing style accurately describing the benefits of open source software has been key to its success. With major vendors creating acceptance for open source within companies, independent vendors will become the open source story in 2001.

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• Amazon-Verkaufsrang: #64941 in Bücher
• Veröffentlicht am: 2001-02-21
• Abmessungen: .54" h x 5.51" b x 8.50" l, .67 Pfund
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• 256 Seiten

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Excellent
Von Ein Kunde
Eric S. Raymond is one of the major players of the open source community; he lives and breathes open source. His essay "The Cathredal and the Bazaar" is required reading for anybody who wants to understand the open source movement. I highly recommend this book. 5 stars

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A successful method for collaborative innovation
Von J. Harris
Having struggled for many years to force developers to use software development processes that were intrinsically limiting and disheartening because they did not allow people to do what they new to be right. I was tremendously relieved to see how software can come together using this style of development. Not only does it work it also makes people feel proud of their work and committed to producing high quality deliverables.

The sooner software development professionals accept that their vocation is a craft and will never be an engineering discipline the better for all of us. When we start to treat developers with the respect deserved by craftsmen and give them the autonomy they desire we will start to see software that actually does what it is supposed to do with a high level of quality.

This book talks about these issues and many more. If you develop software you cannot afford to ignore it. But more importantly this book talks about a successful method for collaborative innovation. Which should exite anyone who needs to harness creativity.

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Almost makes me want to convert to Open Source Linux
Von Ein Kunde
After reading this eloquent manefesto of the Open Source movement, it almost pursuaded me to convert to Linux. Mr. Raymond's arguments and his vision of software engineering has sent shockwaves through the industry. Just look what his evangelism has done for Red Hat and VALinux. I would compare this to Guy Kawasaki's evangelism of the Mac, the message is made more powerful by the speaker.