Rebel code : the inside story of Linux and the open source revolution

A high-velocity chronicle of the open source movement-and its impact on computing, business, and culture.;Title Page; Dedication; Note To The Paperback Edition; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 -- The Coolest Year; 2 -- The New Gnu Thing; 3 -- A Minor Rebellion; 4 -- Factor X; 5 -- Patching Up; 6 -- Boot Then Root; 7 -- Linus 2.0; 8 -- Learning from Berkeley; 9 -- The Art of Code; 10 -- Low-Down in the Valley; 11 -- Mozilla Dot Party; 12 -- A Foothold; 13 -- Distributions and Shares; 14 -- Open for Business; 15 -- Trolls Versus Gnomes; 16 -- Lies, Damned Lies, and Benchmarks; 17 -- Tomorrow's Hothouse; 18 -- Beyond the Market; Afterword; Index; Copyright Page. "Open source" began as the mantra of a small group of idealistic hackers and has blossomed into the all-important slogan for progressive business and computing. This fast-moving narrative starts at ground zero, with the dramatic incubation of open-source software by Linux and its enigmatic creator, Linus Torvalds. With firsthand accounts, it describes how a motley group of programmers managed to shake up the computing universe and cause a radical shift in thinking for the post-Microsoft era. A powerful and engaging tale of innovation versus big business, Rebel Code chronicles the race to create and perfect open-source software, and provides the ideal perch from which to explore the changes that cyberculture has engendered in our society. Based on over fifty interviews with open-source protagonists such as Torvalds and open source guru Richard Stallman, Rebel Code captures the voice and the drama behind one of the most significant business trends in recent memory. A chronicle of the open source movement and its impact on computing, business, and culture. "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.