An introduction to open source software development

Introduction......Page 9
Unix......Page 11
The GNU Project......Page 14
Intellectual Property......Page 16
Copyright......Page 17
Patents......Page 18
Fundamentals......Page 19
Open Source Software......Page 20
Open Source Software Licenses......Page 21
Theories about Open Source Software......Page 23
Economy......Page 25
Software Engineering......Page 27
Power, Trust and Observation......Page 30
Open Source Projects......Page 31
Developers......Page 32
Typical History of a Project Start......Page 33
Examples......Page 34
Unrestricted Information and Software......Page 37
Restricted Information......Page 38
Individual Resources......Page 39
Computer Equipment......Page 40
Financial Resources......Page 42
Summary......Page 43
Coordination......Page 44
Shared Resources......Page 45
Producer/Consumer Relationships......Page 46
Task/Subtask Dependencies......Page 47
Summary......Page 48
Activities......Page 49
Objects and Data Organization......Page 53
Project Relations......Page 54
Procedures......Page 56
Major Components of a Computer System......Page 59
Task Processing......Page 62
Usage......Page 63
Dependencies and the Complexity of Software Systems......Page 64
Major Processes......Page 65
A Simple Framework for Open Source Software......Page 68
Objects......Page 69
Roles......Page 72
Relations......Page 74
Software Production......Page 75
Language......Page 77
Mailing Lists......Page 78
Multiple Work......Page 79
No Written Conventions......Page 80
Release Versions......Page 81
Protection of Stored Data and Performed Actions......Page 82
Observation of Actions......Page 83
Distribution of New Information......Page 84
Issue Administration......Page 85
Groupware: Tools for Traditional Collaboration......Page 86
Present Means of Communication......Page 87
 Support for Open Source Software......Page 88
Conclusion......Page 91