Re: [slightly OT] book recomendations?
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On Wed, Jan 03, 2001 at 07:11:11PM -0500, Mike wrote:
> Mithras wrote:
> > I'm also looking for a book, a late Xmas gift for my dad who's been
> > getting into Linux. I'm confident he has enough newbie literature to
> > help him when I'm not around (I last recommended Thinking Unix to
> > him), so I thought a book about the free software culture would be
> > good for him now. Wasn't a book about the history of free software
> > reviewed on /. a few months ago?
>
> O'Reilly put out a book called "Open Sources" early 1999 - there may have
> been another edition by now.
I've got Open Sources (January 1999) on my bookshelf, and found it an
interesting book.
There is also Peter Wayner's "Free For All", a book "that explores
Free Software, the history, and where it's going". I don't know any
more about the book, but a link to a review has been sitting in one of
my Slashdot sidebars for a while, so that may be the one Mithras is
thinking of.
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