Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution (O'Reilly Open Source) by Chris Dibona (Editor), Sam Ockman (Editor), Mark Stone (Editor), Brian Behlendorf, Scott Bradner, Jim Hamerly, Kirk McKusick, Tim O'Reilly, Tom Paquin, Bruce Perens, Eric Raymond, Richard Stallman, Michael Tiemann, Linus Torvalds, Paul Vixie, Larry Wall, Bob Young
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 1 edition (January 1999) | ISBN: 1565925823 | PDF | 2,1 Mb | 280 pages
The idea for open source software began years ago with Richard Stallman, who at the time was considered crazy for proposing that computer code be free to all to use as they see fit as long as they posted the changed code for the common good. Along the way he won a MacArthur ("Genius") award, Linus Torvalds created Linux, and Brian Behlendorf developed Apache, the most used free web server package. This collection of writings by the leaders of the open source movement offers readers a chance to think about the past and how it will change the future of software development.