[ox] Free Book: Free Software Project
- From: Stefan Merten <smerten oekonux.de>
- Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2002 22:07:24 +0200
Hi!
I just received a hint to
http://www.salon.com/tech/fsp/
a book by Andrew Leonard which is written completely online -
including comments from the public. Similar to OpenTheory
[www.opentheory.org].
What we're doing is taking a book about the history, ideas and
personalities behind the free-software/open-source movement -- a
book that Andrew Leonard is in the process of writing -- and posting
it, in pieces, here, as it's written. We're publishing the book as a
work in progress and inviting readers -- Linux veterans and newbies
alike -- to post their comments, criticisms and reactions. Leonard
will in turn respond, and incorporate changes in the text as seems
right.
I did not read a single line yet (and wonder when I'll find some time
for that... perhaps someone else can give an impression), but this is
a nice example of transferring the principles of production of Free
Software to another field - book writing in this case. They express
that even explicitly:
Our hope is that this format will subject the book to the same kind
of online peer review that the open-source movement applies to its
software code. Everybody benefits: We get to improve the editorial
product we're creating, and visitors to the site get what we hope
will be a unique informational resource -- a take on this story that
you won't find anywhere else.
Mit Freien Grüßen
Stefan
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