A beginner's guide to open source

"Learn everything you need to know about free and open source software (OSS) using this video introduction. You will understand the need for OSS, the motivation behind its emergence, and its philosophy, in particular the contrasting schools of thought in the OSS movement (i.e. free software vs....

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Main Author: Beecher, Karl
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] Apress 2018
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:"Learn everything you need to know about free and open source software (OSS) using this video introduction. You will understand the need for OSS, the motivation behind its emergence, and its philosophy, in particular the contrasting schools of thought in the OSS movement (i.e. free software vs. open source). You will then move on to more detailed, practical matters, beginning with software licensing, the importance of licenses, and the issues surrounding them. The mechanics of writing open source software are described by demonstrating how it is done in typical, real-world projects. An overview of the OSS ecosystem shows you what tools, applications, and organizations are out there. Finally, you'll see various testimonies from OSS users and developers explaining why they choose OSS and the benefits they derive from it."--Resource description page
Item Description:Title from resource description page (Safari, viewed February 8, 2019)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (39 min., 50 sec.)