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Producing Open Source Software

How to Run a Successful Free Software Project

by Karl Fogel

Producing Open Source Software is a book about the human side of open source development. It describes how successful projects operate, the expectations of users and developers, and the culture of free software.

Producing Open Source Software is available in bookstores, and you can browse or download it here. It is released under an open copyright that allows everyone to share and modify the book freely. The latest version of the book is always to be found here.

The author thanks CollabNet for its extensive support in the writing of this book.

Other writings by the same author:

What Is Free Software?
An article at O'ReillyNet that explains free software to those unfamiliar with it.
The Promise of a Post-Copyright World
An article about how copyright was designed to support distributors, not creators, and how in a world without distribution costs, copyright does more harm than good.
Open Source Development With CVS
A book about using CVS in open source projects.

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