by Karl Fogel

Anyone doing anything with Open Source will be interested to read Karl Fogel’s Producing Open Source Software. About 300 pages, the book is compact and rich in information for developers, managers and people new to open source to better understand how OSS works to contribute with more efficiency. An excellent reading, and must have book.
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.

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