Innovation Happens Elsewhere: Open Source as Business Strategy
by Ron Goldman, Richard P. Gabriel
Publisher: Morgan Kaufmann 2005
ISBN/ASIN: 1558608893
ISBN-13: 9781558608894
Number of pages: 424
Description:
Free online book Innovation Happens Elsewhere: Open Source as Business Strategy is intended for anyone considering using Open Source. It describes what open source is, discusses business reasons for using open source, and describes how an open source project works in a day-to-day manner.
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