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Eric S. Raymond


Eric S. Raymond, who is often referred to by his initials ESR, is a computer programmer, advocate of the open source movement, co-founder of the Open Source Initiative, and author.

Raymond maintains the Jargon File (a glossary of hacker slang). He is said to have coined the phrase "Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow", however he credits it to Linus Torvalds, and calls it Linus' Law.

Eric Raymond is also well-known for his strong political views. He is a supporter of the Libertarian Party, strongly in favor of the 2nd Amendment right to bear arms, and has also made a number of controversial statements regarding about politics, race and homosexuality.

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The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary

By Eric S. Raymond

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It may be foolish to consider Eric Raymond's recent collection of essays, The Cathedral and the Bazaar, the most important computer programming thinking to follow the Internet revolution. But it would be more unfortunate to overlook the implications and long-term benefits of his fastidious description of open-source software development considering the growing dependence businesses and economies have on emerging computer technologies.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar takes its title from an essay Raymond read at the 1997 Linux Kongress. The essay documents Raymond's acquisition, re-creation, and numerous revisions of an e-mail utility known as fetchmail. Raymond engagingly narrates the fetchmail development process while elaborating on the ongoing bazaar development method he uses with the help of volunteer programmers. The essay smartly spares the reader from the technical morass that could easily detract from the text's goal of demonstrating the efficacy of the open-source, or bazaar, method in creating robust, usable software.

Once Raymond has established the components and players necessary for an optimally running open-source model, he sets out to counter the conventional wisdom of private, closed-source software development. Like superbly written code, the author's arguments systematically anticipate their rebuttals. For programmers who "worry that the transition to open source will abolish or devalue their jobs," Raymond adeptly and factually counters that "most developer's salaries don't depend on software sale value." Raymond's uncanny ability to convince is as unrestrained as his capacity for extrapolating upon the promise of open-source development.

In addition to outlining the open-source methodology and its benefits, Raymond also sets out to salvage the hacker moniker from the nefarious connotations typically associated with it in his essay, "A Brief History of Hackerdom" (not surprisingly, he is also the compiler of The New Hacker's Dictionary). Recasting hackerdom in a more positive light may be a heroic undertaking in itself, but considering the Herculean efforts and perfectionist motivations of Raymond and his fellow open-source developers, that light will shine brightly. --Ryan Kuykendall

Introduction to Linux: A Collection of Linux Howtos (Open Source Library)

By Michael K. Johnson & Eric S. Raymond

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Introduction to Linux: A Collection of Linux Howtos (Open Source Library)
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Introduction to Linux provides general introductory information on finding, using, and installing the Linux operating system. Inside you'll find numerous "howto" articles written by Linux experts from around the world.

These articles, compiled from the Linux Documentation Project, provides basic information about the Linux operating system, including an explanation of Linux, a list of features, and some important requirements for running Linux. The book also provides a list of valuable sources of information. For more information visit the Linux Documentation Project.

This volume is designed to be a handy desktop companion, saving you the time and expense of printing the documentation yourself. It is also useful when viewing the online version of these howto articles is inconvenient.



 
       

 
 
   
 
 
       

 
       
 
 
 
 
   

 
       
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