Table of Contents
Preface
Part 1: Getting Ready to Go Open Source
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The Whats and Whys of Open Source
What is open source?
A brief history of open source
Tracing the roots of open source to the mainframe community
The emergence of free software
Open source is coined as a term
Giving open source a vendor-neutral home
Implementing open source
Information sharing amongst enthusiasts
Underlying technology
Establishing technology ecosystems
Providing high-quality free software
Open source projects and why they are used
PHP
Blender
Zowe
PiSCSI
Summary
Further reading
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What Makes a Good Open Source Project?
Core characteristics of an open source project.
Users are part of the development process
Release early, release often
Transparent and dynamic ...
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