Getting started with open source development
Book Author Rachna Kapur, Mario Briggs, Pedro Carvalho, Ulisses Costa, Tapas Saha, Raul F. Chong, Peter Kohlmann
DescriptionGetting started with Open Source development couldn't be easier. Read this free ebook to:
Find out what open source development is all about.
Understand how to work with open source communities.
Learn about open source business models and trends.
Start and contribute to open source projects.
Practice using hands-on exercises.
Open source software development is a community-driven methodology to develop products, from the design and development stages to distribution. Developers across differents part of the world are passionate about their collaboration, and several successful projects including Firefox, Moodle, and Drupal are widely used today. Moreover, many companies are using open source software as the foundation to build their business models.
This books gets you started into the fascinating world of open source software development. Using the exercises and case studies provided, you will get good hands-on experience to contribute to and start open source projects.