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MIT Press Book On Open Source Now Free

Posted by kdawson on from the as-in-beer dept.

eaglemoon writes "MIT Press has released its book Perspectives on Free and Open Source Software as a free PDF download. The book is a collection of research essays covering topics such as open source motivation, economics, business models, software development process and tools, law, and community. Sort of like 'Open Sources' from academics. David Parnas, Larry Lessig, Eric von Hippel, and Clay Shirky are among the contributors."

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  1. Re:Free? by omeomi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Oh goody! I, for one, can't wait until people start arguing that free beer isn't free, because you can't open, modify, and then redistribute it legally. That will make the whole "free as in beer" argument so much more exciting.

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  2. Re:Direct link to pdf by SpaceLifeForm · · Score: 2, Funny

    I think you need more caffeine.

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