The Mystery of Open Source
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Who it's for
A good fit for
- Developers and technical professionals seeking a deeper understanding of open-source culture, history, and philosophy
- Technology managers, product managers, and businesspeople interested in open-source business models
- Researchers in sociology and economics, and any reader curious about new forms of organization and collaboration
- Computer science and related majors seeking a big-picture understanding of the industry beyond code
Not a good fit for
- Readers looking only for hands-on tutorials or coding practice with specific open-source tools
- Readers seeking quick 'ready-to-use' solutions and impatient with conceptual content
Reading tips
- Read the first few chapters to build a framework, then choose chapters on community, economics, or ethics according to your interests.
- Reading alongside open-source projects you have participated in or observed will enrich the experience.
- The book covers many concepts and figures; taking notes or doing supplementary searches will help build a fuller picture.
About the publisher
Posts & Telecom Press is known for its strengths in science and technology, computing, and information and communications titles, and has extended its publishing into photography, art, software learning, and inspirational growth, giving it a fairly diverse range. Its catalog includes computing and communications works such as Refactoring and Patterns (Revised Edition) and Huawei Switch Learning Guide (Second Edition), alongside bilingual collector's editions such as The Little Prince (Chinese-English-French illustrated collector's edition), The Great Gatsby, and Three Days to See. Beijing Ten Years: 1980-1990 and Ghost Blade: WLOP Personal Illustration Collection reflect its presence in photography and art. Its authors include Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Helen Keller, Joshua Kerievsky, Wang Da, Zhang Zhaozeng, and WLOP.
Contents
- 版权信息
- 内容提要
- 总序 开源之道三部曲
- 序 开源之迷
- 视频导向图书使用指南
- 前言 巧遇开源布道师
- 第一章 开源世界的入口：如何通过软件认识开源？
- 01 无处不在的开放源代码软件
- 02 人为规定的软件属性：关于许可协议的常识
- 第二章 何谓源代码？它是如何工作的？
- 01 体验一次非凡的开源技术之旅
- 02 掌握技能：从表象到源代码
- 03 正向理解：从源代码到运行结果
- 第三章 开源世界的标志
- 01 开源象征符号：世人识别的标志
- 02 标志性成就：那些震惊世人的卓越象征性标志
- 第四章 开源：在所有人看得见的地方工作
- 01 欢迎来到透明的世界
- 02 公开、透明的开源流程
- 03 代码从头开源
- 04 想法公开
- 05 交流公开透明且归档
- 06 开发流水线公开可见
- 07 视频会议录制并公开
- 第五章 开源世界的日常
- 01 起居：开源世界居民的日常
- 02 神秘的工作状态：编码及其他
- 03 无限的代码修改：版本控制系统
- 04 形成闭环：问题跟踪系统
- 05 沟通交流的重地：邮件列表
- 06 同时在线的沟通：即时聊天
- 07 展示和宣传：网站及其他
- 08 形成网络：社交媒体放大效应
- 09 村落效应：重要而必需的线下见面会
- 10 本土优秀线下聚会案例分享
- 11 教育：书籍、纪录片与培训
- 12 日常行为规范和准则
- 第六章 开源世界的城市与乡镇
- 01 聚集：开源世界的城市与重镇
- 02 汇聚：代码托管平台
- 03 虚拟的社会组织：开源共同体
- 04 共同体的代言人：非营利基金会
- 05 新教伦理：拥抱开源的商业公司
- 06 被其他世界承认或建交的部门：机构
- 07 嘉年华：开源世界的大型会议与活动
- 第七章 开源世界的人物
- 01 不起眼的推动者：大众驱动的开源
- 02 科学家：奠定开放的基石
- 03 程序员：选择将代码开源的匠人
- 04 律师：开源知识产权的捍卫者
- 05 布道师：不遗余力地推广开源的信徒
- 06 学者：开源现象背后机理的探索者
- 07 商人：可持续发展的创业者、风险投资家
- 08 保持中立：赢得信任的社会工作者
- 09 付费用户：洞悉开源的形成心理表征者
- 10 搭便车者：目光短浅的“受害者”
- 第八章 开源的胜利
- 01 开源运动的胜利：一场伟大的革命
- 02 垄断者：进行二进制授权的商业软件巨头们
- 03 利益：开源动了谁的奶酪？
- 04 演化：无法阻挡的生命力
- 05 妥协：模式融合下的现代开源
- 06 背叛：拒绝云计算巨头的“伪”开源
- 第九章 开源之迷：让人欲罢不能的优势
- 01 保持开放！
- 02 分布式协作
- 03 保持中立
- 04 经济效益：软件是成本，而不是资产
- 第十章 开源的成就：经济价值和社会意义
- 01 给无价开源进行价格评估
- 02 公司：那些超过一亿美元的开源商业组织
- 03 新造王者：开源开发者的崛起
- 04 核心组织：繁荣的共同体
- 第十一章 开源的不完美之处：让人望而却步的开源特性
- 01 冲突：开源的难以预测与现代的“麦当劳化”的精准
- 02 纠结：商业模式与道德伦理
- 03 艺术：走向成功的路上运气大于理性
- 第十二章 开源：数字化世界的基石
- 01 基础设施软件：业务的基石
- 02 公共物品：开源是全人类共享的财富
- 03 数据资产：现代社会的“石油”
- 04 机遇：数字化世界的新基建
- 05 未来：开源作为新基建的一种有效模式
- 第十三章 中国同步世界：开源为中国提供的机会
- 01 不可或缺：开源世界的中国元素
- 02 与世界的差距：过去的我们是如何错过开源的机会的
- 03 希望与悲观：当下的强劲表现和隐藏的危险
- 后记
- 致谢
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Shi Si is an author for whom limited public information is available; only the Chinese byline and one representative work, The Mystery of Open Source, are currently known, and the book is categorized on this site under programming and design. This work suggests that the author's writing centers on open-source software and open collaboration and is aimed at readers who wish to understand the open-source ecosystem. The word "mystery" in the title may refer both to what makes the open-source world fascinating and to the confusion and misunderstandings that surround it, indicating an attempt to explain the ideas, practices, and common questions behind open source in an accessible way. The available material is not enough to sketch a full picture of the author's life, career, or body of work; readers interested in the author's approach may begin with The Mystery of Open Source and see how technical topics are made understandable to general readers.
