“Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman’s Crusade for Free Software” interweaves biographical snapshots of GNU project founder Richard Stallman with the political, social and economic history of the free software movement. It examines Stallman’s unique personality and how that personality has been at turns a driving force and a drawback in terms of the movement’s overall success. …
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing
Understanding Open Source and Free Software Licensing bridges the gap between the open source vision and the practical implications of its legal underpinnings. If open source and free software licenses interest you, this book will help you understand them. If you’re an open source/free software developer, this book is an absolute necessity. …
DocBook 5.0: The Definitive Guide
This free online book examines and catalogs the entirety of the DocBook specification and will be useful to anyone who uses SGML to publish documents. We expect that most readers will have some familiarity with XML. Even if your experience goes no farther than writing a few HTML pages, you’re probably in good shape. …