- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (15 May 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0471403962
- ISBN-13: 978-0471403968
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 19 x 0.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,210,427 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"an essential practical guide" (Linux User, September 2001)
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The only guide to managing and integrating the open source model
With the phenomenal success of Linux, companies are taking open source business solutions much more seriously than ever before. This book helps to satisfy the growing demand for guidance on how to manage open source enterprise development projects. Expert Jan Sandred explores the open source philosophy, describes current software tools for managing open source projects, and provides expert guidance on how to organize and manage open source projects using the Internet as a collaboration tool. With the help of several fascinating and instructive case studies, Sandred explores practical concerns such as building, motivating, and managing virtual teams; structuring tasks and meeting deadlines; establishing trust; project management software tools; maintaining project security; and more.
With the phenomenal success of Linux, companies are taking open source business solutions much more seriously than ever before. This book helps to satisfy the growing demand for guidance on how to manage open source enterprise development projects. Expert Jan Sandred explores the open source philosophy, describes current software tools for managing open source projects, and provides expert guidance on how to organize and manage open source projects using the Internet as a collaboration tool. With the help of several fascinating and instructive case studies, Sandred explores practical concerns such as building, motivating, and managing virtual teams; structuring tasks and meeting deadlines; establishing trust; project management software tools; maintaining project security; and more.
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Format:Paperback
If you have ever found yourself in the position of for instance having a huge legacy code base, quite knowledgeable users spread out over the globe, and thought that they and you could benefit from going Open Source; this book is for you.
Open Source is an elusive term and, if one is feeling facetious, could be defined is as many ways as there are advocates. This is a problem and Jan Sandred tries to tackle this in a nice, roundabout way.
He goes in this book into the history about Open Source as a phenomenon, and from there onto several examples of good Open Source project. From there he continues to gives a good overview of what tools there are, and how to use them; a good starting point for anyone who have ever considered these things but don't know where to start, i.e., most people.
The book ends with a few good tips and advice, and the final verdict is that this is not a bad book at all. It fills a definite need, and should be read by all aspiring Open Source prospects; both for the practical tips, and for the business justification of the process.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
The book is valuable, but the title is misleading
9 Nov 2002
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
In the first five chapters, the book gives valuable historical background on the development of Internet, Unixes, Web, and Internet-related tools; encouragingly uncovers the Open Source philosophy; analyzes Open Source in business terms; explains various license types and legal issues; scrutinizes different organizational types, mainly network organizations. It is of vital importance for any Open Source Project participant to understand the philosophy of the Open Source and be aware of the history of the movement.
However, the book does not reach its goal, Managing Open Source Projects. The book title is misleading. The core two chapters, Managing a Virtual Team and Managing Distributed Open Source Projects aren't practical and not very deep.
The final chapters are a quick glance on tools and technologies for building Open Source Projects.
The information given in this book is not enough to start and manage an Open Source project. This book however may be helpful for anyone wanting to contribute to an existing Open Source project.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Really nice overview
19 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
This was a really nice overview of the business aspects of Open Source. I run projects in a large company, and my programmers keep saying they want to use Open Source. Well, now I know better what it is, and whether we can use it (not).
The only thing I wished for was more examples from big companies using Open Source, but I have checked and there seems to be no more than what is in the book.
There is a lot of mysticism around Open Source, and for me this book sure cleared up some of the fog.
The only thing I wished for was more examples from big companies using Open Source, but I have checked and there seems to be no more than what is in the book.
There is a lot of mysticism around Open Source, and for me this book sure cleared up some of the fog.
2 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Practical stuff on Open Source
30 Nov 2001
Format:Paperback
This is a most valuable book on Open Source. There is very little serious information around for those who want to use this model in practice. This one fills the gap. There are evidently several kinds of projects that can benefit, both technically and business wise, from using Open Source as a development model. Read this book before you start! It will help.
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