Producing Open Source Software

Karl Fogel

ISBN 10: 0596007590 / ISBN 13: 9780596007591

Verlag: O'Reilly Media, 2005

Beschreibung

: Esta guía ofrece pasos probados para ayudar a los desarrolladores de software libre a trabajar juntos hacia un objetivo común. No solo para los desarrolladores que están considerando iniciar su propio proyecto de software libre, este libro también ayudará a aquellos que quieran participar en el proceso a cualquier nivel. El libro aborda este tema tan complejo destilándolo en partes fácilmente comprensibles. Comenzando con los conceptos básicos de la gestión de proyectos, detalla las herramientas específicas utilizadas en los proyectos de software libre, incluyendo el control de versiones, IRC, el seguimiento de errores y las Wikis. Karl Fogel, conocido por su trabajo en CVS y Subversion, ofrece consejos prácticos sobre cómo configurar y utilizar una serie de herramientas en combinación con listas de correo abiertas y archivos. También proporciona varios capítulos sobre los elementos esenciales del reclutamiento y la motivación de los desarrolladores, así como sobre cómo obtener la publicidad que tanto necesita su proyecto. EAN: 9780596007591 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Tecnología Título: Producing Open Source Software Autor: Karl Fogel Editorial: Oreilly & Associates Inc Idioma: en Páginas: 302 Formato: tapa blanda.

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Producing Open Source Software
• Verlag: O'Reilly Media
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0596007590
• ISBN-13: 9780596007591
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: Muy bueno

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Inhaltsangabe

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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Karl Fogel co-founded Cyclic Software in 1995, a company offering commercial CVS support. In 1999 he added support for CVS anonymous read-only repository access, inaugurating a new standard for access to development sources in open source projects. That same year, he wrote Open Source Development with CVS (published by Coriolis), now in its third edition via Paraglyph Press. He has also written Producing Open Source Software, due to release in October 2005, from O'Reilly Media. Since early 2000, he has worked for CollabNet, Inc., managing the creation and development of Subversion, a version control system written from scratch by CollabNet and a team of open source volunteers, and meant to replace CVS as the de facto standard among open source projects. He also participates in various other open source projects as a module maintainer, patch contributor, and documentation writer.