The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source
暫譯: Linux與開源的商業與經濟學

Martin Fink

  • 出版商: Prentice Hall
  • 出版日期: 2002-09-30
  • 售價: $2,410
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$2,290
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 242
  • 裝訂: Paperback
  • ISBN: 0130476773
  • ISBN-13: 9780130476777
  • 相關分類: Linux經濟學 Economy
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商品描述

For CIOs and Product Develoment executives, this book explores the business and economic issues associated with the world Linux and Open Source. This book is less about technology and more about business and development processes.

Table of Contents

Disclaimer and Notices.
Acknowledgments.
Preface.

I. GROUNDWORK.

1. The Business of Linux and Open Source.

Linux Adoption. Crash Course in Linux and Open Source Lingo. Linux Workloads. Business Benefits. Inhibitors to Linux Growth. Who's Who in Open Source? Summary.


2. Linux—Heart of the Operating System.

The Operating System. The Linux Kernel. Kernel Fragmentation (or Forking). Linux Kernel Development and Version Control. Multi-Platform Support. Linux on the Desktop. Vertical and Horizontal Scalability. Embedded Linux. Summary.


3. Open Source—Navigating the Legal Path to Freedom.

The Freedom to Be Open Source. The Open Source Definition. Intellectual Property and Reciprocity. Dual-Licensing and Copyright Ownership. Licenses—Open Source and Non-Open Source. Export and Cryptography. Open Source Development Methodology. Summary.


4. Communities and Organizations.

Linux. Web Services and Application Servers. Languages. Desktops and Office Productivity. Databases. Personal Digital Assistants. Clusters. Organizations. Summary.

II. OPERATIONAL LINUX.


5. Distributions—Completing Linux.

Linux Distribution. Packages. Distribution Vendors. Non-Linux Operating System Distributions. Creating Your Own Distribution. Supporting Multiple Distributions. Standards. Summary.


6. The Cost of Linux and Open Source.

The Costs. Adapting to an Imperfect Solution. Procuring Linux and Open Source Software. Modifying Open Source Software. Summary.


7. Standards—One Linux.

Why Standards? Free Standards Group. Linux Standards Base. Linux Internationalization. Testing and Conformance. Specialized Linux Distributions. Summary.


8. Operations—Using Linux and Open Source.

Deployment. Migration and Coexistence. Licensing and Purchasing. Support. Training. Summary.

III. OPEN SOURCE IN BUSINESS.


9. The Corporate Bazaar.

The Cathedral and the Bazaar. Structure Follows Strategy. Structural Bazaar. Other Structural Elements. Gated Communities. Risks and Issues. Summary.


10. Value as a Function of Time.

Pharmaceutical Industry. Open Source Effect on Software. Devaluation as a Competitive Advantage. Value Stuck in Time. Summary.


11. Business Models—Making Money.

Know Your Value. Commercial Software and Linux. Support and Services Tied to Open Source. Aggregating and Enhancing. Commercializing with a Dual-License. Hardware. End-of-Life Model. Building an Ecosystem. Summary.


12. Integrating Open Source Into Your Business.

Outbound Open Source. Inbound Open Source. IT Development. Indemnification. Summary.


13. Human Resources—Getting Top Talent.

Employment Contracts. Participation Policies. Hiring the Right Person. Structuring the Teams. Hiring Visible Leaders. Summary.


Appendix A. References and Resources.
Appendix B. Sample Copyright Assignment.
Appendix C. The GNU General Public License Reference.
Index.

商品描述(中文翻譯)

對於首席資訊官(CIO)和產品開發高層,本書探討了與 Linux 和開源世界相關的商業及經濟議題。本書較少涉及技術,更多關注商業和開發流程。

**目錄**

免責聲明與通知。
致謝。
前言。

I. 基礎工作。
1. Linux 和開源的商業。
Linux 採用。Linux 和開源術語速成課程。Linux 工作負載。商業利益。Linux 成長的障礙。開源界的名人?總結。

2. Linux—作業系統的核心。
作業系統。Linux 核心。核心碎片化(或分叉)。Linux 核心開發與版本控制。多平台支援。桌面上的 Linux。垂直與水平擴展性。嵌入式 Linux。總結。

3. 開源—導航法律自由之路。
開源的自由。開源定義。智慧財產權與互惠。雙重授權與版權所有權。授權—開源與非開源。出口與加密。開源開發方法論。總結。

4. 社群與組織。
Linux。網路服務與應用伺服器。語言。桌面與辦公生產力。資料庫。個人數位助理。叢集。組織。總結。

II. 操作 Linux。
5. 發行版—完善 Linux。
Linux 發行版。套件。發行商。非 Linux 作業系統發行版。創建自己的發行版。支援多個發行版。標準。總結。

6. Linux 和開源的成本。
成本。適應不完美的解決方案。採購 Linux 和開源軟體。修改開源軟體。總結。

7. 標準—一個 Linux。
為什麼需要標準?自由標準組。Linux 標準基礎。Linux 國際化。測試與符合性。專用 Linux 發行版。總結。

8. 操作—使用 Linux 和開源。
部署。遷移與共存。授權與採購。支援。訓練。總結。

III. 商業中的開源。
9. 企業集市。
大教堂與集市。結構跟隨策略。結構集市。其他結構元素。封閉社群。風險與問題。總結。

10. 價值隨時間變化。
製藥產業。開源對軟體的影響。貶值作為競爭優勢。時間中的價值。總結。

11. 商業模式—賺錢。
知道你的價值。商業軟體與 Linux。與開源相關的支援與服務。聚合與增強。雙重授權的商業化。硬體。生命週期結束模型。建立生態系統。總結。

12. 將開源整合到你的業務中。
外部開源。內部開源。IT 開發。賠償。總結。

13. 人力資源—獲得頂尖人才。
雇用合約。參與政策。聘用合適的人。團隊結構。聘用可見的領導者。總結。

附錄 A. 參考資料與資源。
附錄 B. 版權轉讓範本。
附錄 C. GNU 通用公共授權參考。
索引。