Broad and Free Access - The Open Source Software Movement and Projects (Paperback)

As a concept, open source can be defined as the available access to the ingredients used to create a final product. With the advent of the computer and the internet, open source is more specific to software licenses and the ability for outsiders to alter and improve the code. This book explores all aspects of open source from the software to the licensing issues, as well as open content and the democratization of knowledge, plus much more.Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.