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The cathedral and the bazaar: musings on Linux and open source by an accidental revolutionary

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From the Publisher: The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a must read for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy. Eric Raymond's persuasive manifesto defining the open source revolution has helped propel this collaborative approach to software development into the mainstream. As corporations continue to adopt technologies like Linux, Apache, and Perl, open source is proving to be the competitive advantage in the Internet Age.

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From the Publisher: The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a must read for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy. Eric Raymond's persuasive manifesto defining the open source revolution has helped propel this collaborative approach to software development into the mainstream. As corporations continue to adopt technologies like Linux, Apache, and Perl, open source is proving to be the competitive advantage in the Internet Age.

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From the Publisher: The Cathedral and the Bazaar is a must read for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy. Eric Raymond's persuasive manifesto defining the open source revolution has helped propel this collaborative approach to software development into the mainstream. As corporations continue to adopt technologies like Linux, Apache, and Perl, open source is proving to be the competitive advantage in the Internet Age.

Key concepts: Bazaar, Perl, Open source, Mainstream, Open source software, Minimalism (technical communication), The Internet, Manifesto

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