Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age.
According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers
interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some type of
open source software in their infrastructure and another 6 percent will
install it in the next two years. This revolutionary model for
collaborative software development is being embraced and studied by many
of the biggest players in the high-tech industry, from Sun Microsystems
to IBM to Intel.The Cathedral & the Bazaar is a must for anyone who
cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the
information economy. Already, billions of dollars have been made and
lost based on the ideas in this book. Its conclusions will be studied,
debated, and implemented for years to come. According to Bob Young, This
is Eric Raymond's great contribution to the success of the open source
revolution, to the adoption of Linux-based operating systems, and to the
success of open source users and the companies that supply them.The
interest in open source software development has grown enormously in the
past year. This revised and expanded paperback edition includes new
material on open source developments in 1999 and 2000. Raymond's clear
and effective writing style accurately describing the benefits of open
source software has been key to its success. With major vendors creating
acceptance for open source within companies, independent vendors will
become the open source story in 2001.
