Comments on: The Success of Open Source (Paperback)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:24:44 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Incredibly insightful overview of the meaning of Open Source
I sat down intending to write Steven Weber a fan letter. (I decided to say it to you all instead.) I loved this book.

By: Odele

Odele — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 10:25:41 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
A must read book to understand implications of Open Source
I bought this book out of curiosity, but it turned out to be an eye opener. The author analyses the topic from social science perspective and did a great job of doing that.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 06:08:55 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
A Real Page Turner
I’m a commercial software developer, and found the author’s history of the UNIX culture and the story of its evolution into what we now call Open Source to be fascinating.

By: Odakota

Odakota — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 02:25:29 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
all the major players in open source
For the serious reader (and who indeed thinks open source is hilarious?), Weber provides a detailed history of how this idea developed.

By: Page

Page — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:57:59 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
designing exchange conversations in a new historical style
Steven’s book brings a rich articulation of the social practices innovations unleashed by the Open Source collective: a new understanding of private property that better fit the…

By: Bimo

Bimo — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:39:55 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars Misleading title; great book
The Success of Open Source in a not a just wistful paean to Linux as the title would suggest. Rather, it is two books in one.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:19:38 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars The full history under Social Science view
I loved this book. It covers the history of Open Source and explain WHY people do open source and HOW they make it happen!