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The free and open source software movement from its origins in hacker culture through the development of GNU and Linux to its commercial use todayIn the 1980s there was a revolution with farreaching consequencesa revolution to restore software freedom In the early 1980s after decades of making source code available with programs most programmers ceased sharing code freely A band of revolutionaries selfdescribed hackers challenged this new norm by building operating systems with source code that could be freely shared In For Fun and Profit Christopher Tozzi offers an account of the free and open source software FOSS revolution from its origins as an obscure marginal effort by a small group of programmers to the widespread commercial use of open source software today Tozzi explains FOSSs historical trajectory shaped by eccentric personalitiesincluding Richard Stallman and Linus Torvaldsand driven both by ideology and pragmatism by fun and profitTozzi examines hacker culture and its influence on the Unix operating system the reaction to Unixs commercialization and the history of early Linux development He describes the commercial boom that followed when companies invested billions of dollars in products using FOSS operating systems the subsequent tensions within the FOSS movement and the battles with closed source software companies especially Microsoft that saw FOSS as a threat Finally Tozzi describes FOSSs current dominance in embedded computing mobile devices and the cloud as well as its cultural and intellectual influence. Dr. Mahendra . V.Mete. Librarian. Shri. . Shivaji. Arts & Commerce College, Amravati, India. metemahendra@gmail.com. 1. CALIBER 2013 INFLIBNET AHMEDABAD. Abstract. Software . plays a vital role in information management. Open source software revolutionized the education field . Prof. Steven A. . Demurjian. . Computer Science & Engineering Department. The University of Connecticut. 371 Fairfield Way, Box U-255. Storrs, CT 06269-3255. Steven.Demurjian@uconn.edu. http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~steve. Prof. Steven A. . Demurjian. . Computer Science & Engineering Department. The University of Connecticut. 371 Fairfield Way, Box U-255. Storrs, CT 06269-3255. Steven.Demurjian@uconn.edu. http://www.engr.uconn.edu/~steve. Ioannis. . Kokkinidis. Geospatial and Environmental Analysis PhD program. Software and Data Licenses. Proprietary. Limited Distribution. Limited Use. End User License Agreement. Closed . Source Code. Mrs. Gallenberger. http://. www.creatingtechnology.org/history.htm#1. 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Implications. Fang Wang & Wilhelmina Randtke. St. Mary’s University Law Library, April 4, 2013. What Is Open Source Software?. Open source . is a collaborative software development method that harnesses the power of peer review and transparency of process to develop . OSS & . User Ed.. OSS & . User Ed.. Types of. Open Source. Examples. History. Conclusion. Advantages. Open Source Software. History. History. The term . open source. describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology. . . James A. Macklin*, Markus Englund** Falko Glöckler***, Mikko Heikkinen**, Jana Hoffmann***, Glen Newton*, Fredrik Ronquist**. * Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa. ** Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm. The free and open source software movement, from its origins in hacker culture, through the development of GNU and Linux, to its commercial use today.In the 1980s, there was a revolution with far-reaching consequences--a revolution to restore software freedom. In the early 1980s, after decades of making source code available with programs, most programmers ceased sharing code freely. A band of revolutionaries, self-described hackers, challenged this new norm by building operating systems with source code that could be freely shared. In For Fun and Profit, Christopher Tozzi offers an account of the free and open source software (FOSS) revolution, from its origins as an obscure, marginal effort by a small group of programmers to the widespread commercial use of open source software today. 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