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  • Open Source Softwareby Paul Kavanagh

    Elsevier 2004; US$ 66.95

    In 2004/5, over half of IT professionals will be looking at open source, most for the first time. This book provides key tools for System administrators, Network Administrators, IT project managers, and consultants who must evaluate and deploy open source software. This book details open source successes so far, explains which scenarios are the most realistic opportunities now, then gives the details needed to select these solutions, adopt the best tools and practices, introduce them to an organization, implement and manage them. The IT professional can use this book to review opportunities in their organization, evaluate components such as Apache, Linux, and OpenOffice against systems they know, and follow up in detail on their specific... more...

  • Moving to Free Softwareby Marcel Gagné

    Pearson Education 2006; US$ 27.99

    This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Stop paying for Windows software! There are free alternatives that are just as good . . . even better! In Moving to Free Software, world-renowned open source software expert Marcel Gagne tours the little-known world of free Windows software, uncovering today's best packages for everything you'll ever want to do with your PC! You'll discover amazing tools for everything from Web browsing to instant messaging, office productivity to gaming, and even Windows security. You won't see this software advertised in fancy magazines, or on TV . . . it's the best kept secret in computing!... more...

  • Regular Expression Recipes for Windows Developersby Nathan A. Good

    Springer 2005; US$ 39.99

    Regular expressions are an essential part of programming, but they can be difficult to cope with. Enter "Regular Expression Recipes for Windows Developers." This is the only book of its kind that presents material in a functional, concise manner. It contains over 100 of the most popular regular expressions, along with explanations of how to use each one. It also covers all of the major development languages, including JavaScript, VB, VB .NET, and C#. Author Nathan A. Good teaches by example and provides concise syntax references as necessary throughout the book. You're sure to find his examples accurate and relevant. This book is an ideal solutions guide for you to keep in a handy place for quick reference. more...

  • Decoding Liberationby Samir Chopra; Scott Dexter

    Taylor & Francis 2007; US$ 95.00

    Provides a perspective on the relationships between free software and freedom. This book focuses themes such as: emancipatory potential of technology, social liberties, the facilitation of creativity, the role of software in a cyborg world, and more. It also asks: what are the freedoms of free software, and how are they manifested? more...

  • The Essential Guide to Open Source Flash Developmentby Chris Allen; Wade Arnold; Aral Balkan; Nicolas Cannasse; John Grden; Ralph Hauwert; Marc Hughes; Patrick Mineault

    Springer 2008; US$ 46.99

    The Essential Guide to Open Source Flash Development is a practical development guide to creating Flash applications with open source Flash tools and workflows. You will walk away with an understanding of what tools will best suit your current situation, making your development easier and more productive, and with the knowledge of how to install and set up some of the best tools available, including the following: * Papervision3D: to create 3D in Flash * Red5: to stream video over the internet * SWX: to build data-driven mashups and mobile apps * Fuse: to make ActionScript animation a cinch * Go: to build your own animation tools in ActionScript 3.0 * haXe: to create Flash files and more * AMFPHP: to communicate between Flash and php Open source... more...

  • TinyOS Programmingby Philip Levis; David Gay

    Cambridge University Press 2009; US$ 44.00

    The ultimate guide for programmers needing to know how to write systems, services, and applications using the TinyOS operating system. more...

  • Open Sources 2.0by Chris DiBona; Mark Stone; Danese Cooper

    O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2008; US$ 23.99

    Open Sources 2.0 is a collection of insightful and thought-provoking essays from today's technology leaders that continues painting the evolutionary picture that developed in the 1999 book Open Sources: Voices from the Revolution . These essays explore open source's impact on the software industry and reveal how open source concepts are infiltrating other areas of commerce and society. The essays appeal to a broad audience: the software developer will find thoughtful reflections on practices and methodology from leading open source developers like Jeremy Allison and Ben Laurie, while the business executive will find analyses of business strategies from the likes of Sleepycat co-founder and CEO Michael Olson and Open Source Business... more...

  • Open Sourcesby Chris DiBona; Sam Ockman

    O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2008; US$ 19.99

    Freely available source code, with contributions from thousands of programmers around the world: this is the spirit of the software revolution known as Open Source. Open Source has grabbed the computer industry's attention. Netscape has opened the source code to Mozilla; IBM supports Apache; major database vendors haved ported their products to Linux. As enterprises realize the power of the open-source development model, Open Source is becoming a viable mainstream alternative to commercial software. Now in Open Sources , leaders of Open Source come together for the first time to discuss the new vision of the software industry they have created. The essays in this volume offer insight into how the Open Source movement works, why it... more...

  • Open Sources 2.0by Chris DiBona; Mark Stone; Danese Cooper

    O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2007; US$ 23.99

    Open Sources 2.0 is a collection of insightful and thought-provoking essays from today's technology leaders that continues painting the evolutionary picture that developed in the 1999 book Open Sources: Voices from the Revolution . These essays explore open source's impact on the software industry and reveal how open source concepts are infiltrating other areas of commerce and society. The essays appeal to a broad audience: the software developer will find thoughtful reflections on practices and methodology from leading open source developers like Jeremy Allison and Ben Laurie, while the business executive will find analyses of business strategies from the likes of Sleepycat co-founder and CEO Michael Olson and Open Source Business Conference... more...

  • Open Source Development, Communities and Qualityby Barbara Russo; Ernesto Damiani; Scott Hissam; Bjorn Lundell; Giancarlo Succi

    Springer 2008; US$ 149.00

    This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the IFIP Working Group 2.13 on Open Source Software held at the 20th World Computer Congress in Milan, Italy on September 7-10, 2008. "The IFIP" series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundations of computer science; software theory and practice; education; computer applications in technology; communication systems; systems modeling and optimization; information systems; computers and society; computer systems technology; security and protection in information processing systems; artificial intelligence; and, human-computer interaction.Proceedings and post-proceedings of refereed... more...