Rebel Code
Linux And The Open Source Revolution
by Glyn Moody
Jul 10, 2002
Paperback
US $17.50
CAN $26.95
0738206709
Published by Basic
Books
Description
The open source saga has many fascinating chapters. It is partly
the story of Linus Torvalds, the master hacker who would become chief
architect of the Linux operating system. It is also the story of
thousands of devoted programmers around the world who spontaneously
worked in tandem to complete the race to shape Linux into the
ultimate killer app. Rebel Code traces the remarkable roots of this
unplanned revolution. It echoes the twists and turns of Linux's
improbable development, as it grew through an almost biological
process of accretion and finally took its place at the heart of a
jigsaw puzzle that would become the centerpiece of open source. With
unprecedented access to the principal players, Moody has written a
powerful tale of individual innovation versus big business. Rebel
Code provides a from-the-trenches perspective and looks ahead to how
open source is challenging long-held conceptions of technology,
commerce, and culture.
Reviews
"A comprehensive account of the genesis and development of Linux
and the open source revolution
Mr. Moody's painstaking record of
each step in the systems' development provides an instructive account
of an extraordinary movement."
— Financial Times
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