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Producing Open Source Software: How to Run a Successful Free Software Project (Paperback)

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Paperback: 302 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Inc. (7 Oct 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0596007590
ISBN-13: 978-0596007591
Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 17.8 x 2 cm

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The corporate market is now embracing free, "open source" software like never before, as evidenced by the recent success of the technologies underlying LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP). Each is the result of a publicly collaborative process among numerous developers who volunteer their time and energy to create better software. The truth is, however, that the overwhelming majority of free software projects fail. To help you beat the odds, O'Reilly has put together "Producing Open Source Software", a guide that recommends tried and true steps to help free software developers work together toward a common goal. Not just for developers who are considering starting their own free software project, this book will also help those who want to participate in the process at any level. The book tackles this very complex topic by distilling it down into easily understandable parts. Starting with the basics of project management, it details specific tools used in free software projects, including version control, IRC, bug tracking, and Wikis. Author Karl Fogel, known for his work on CVS and Subversion, offers practical advice on how to set up and use a range of tools in combination with open mailing lists and archives. He also provides several chapters on the essentials of recruiting and motivating developers, as well as how to gain much-needed publicity for your project. While managing a team of enthusiastic developers - most of whom you've never even met - can be challenging, it can also be fun. "Producing Open Source Software" takes this into account, too, as it speaks of the sheer pleasure to be had from working with a motivated team of free software developers.

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This comprehensive guide offers several tried and true steps to help you successfully manage the complex process of developing free software. Topics include project management, developer motivation, technical infrastructure to support collaboration, and project promotion. Producing Open Source Software is ideal for developers starting their own free software projects, or people who simply want to participate in the process.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Destined to become a classic, 31 Jan 2006

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This book is excellent, for the following reasons.

1. It provides a lot of very useful, non-obvious advice that I don't think is available in other books. At least, I have read 5 or 6 other books on open-source software, and none of them cover much of the material in this book.

2. The writing style is clear and conversational, which makes it easy to read.

3. The book is short, which makes a welcome change from the bloated 800+ page books that are so common in the computer industry.

I am currently writing some software that I hope to release under an open-source license. I am confident that I have sufficient skills to write the software and even document it. However, there is much more to releasing open-source software than that, and this book has educated me about loads of issues that I am likely to face.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for open source maintainers and contributors, 30 Nov 2005

By	Andrew Stellman "author, project manager, pro... (Brooklyn, NY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Karl Fogel does a fantastic job of covering everything you need to know about open source projects. It contains everything you need to know about contributing to an open source projects: how to interact with other contributors, working with version control, contributing code, etc. He also provides an excellent guide for running an open source project. The book covers a great deal of ground, giving excellent advice on a wide range of topics: selecting a license; maintaining a mailing list, defect tracking system and version control repository; providing a website; interacting with committers; dealing with technical people; gathering consensus; and understanding important project management concepts. Karl is a veteran of several highly visible and widely used open source projects, and clearly draws on his extensive experiences (both positive and negative). The style is pleasantly conversational, and it's clear that he really knows what he's talking about and is speaking from a position of authority.

(Full Disclosure: I was a technical reviewer for this book, and was thoroughly impressed with it while reviewing it.)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Distilled and practical wisdom, 2 Jul 2009

By	JamesFM (Sheffield, UK) - See all my reviews

I've just finished reading this book. I've never run an open source project, but having read this I feel like I could have a go - at least I'd know where to start and understand a lots of the issues and pitfalls.
There's clearly the wisdom and experience of a lot of years distilled into this book - both about the technology, and the people issues.
Highly recommended.

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