Open source software : implementation and management / Paul Kavanagh.

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Kavanagh, Paul

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Series: IEEE Computer Society Press technology series. Software development.2004Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 366 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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1417544406
9781417544400
1592782620
9781592782628
9781555583200
1555583202

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Open source software.LOC classification:

QA76.76.S46 K3836 2004eb

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Contents:

Open source software : definitions and history -- Where open source is successful -- Open source : the good, the bad, and the ugly -- Five immediate open source opportunities -- Five more open source opportunities -- Operating systems -- Open source server applications -- Open source desktop applications -- How open source software is developed -- Managing system implementation -- Application architecture -- The cost of open source systems -- Licensing.

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Summary: In 2004/5, over half of IT professionals will be looking at open source, most for the first time. This book provides key tools for System administrators, Network Administrators, IT project managers, and consultants who must evaluate and deploy open source software. This book details open source successes so far, explains which scenarios are the most realistic opportunities now, then gives the details needed to select these solutions, adopt the best tools and practices, introduce them to an organization, implement and manage them. The IT professional can use this book to review opportunities in their organization, evaluate components such as Apache, Linux, and OpenOffice against systems they know, and follow up in detail on their specific interests here and through referred resources. *Deployment scenarios categorized by function and industry *Rules of thumb on where and when open source software is or is not the right choice *Roadmaps for deployment in terms of the components of open source.

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In 2004/5, over half of IT professionals will be looking at open source, most for the first time. This book provides key tools for System administrators, Network Administrators, IT project managers, and consultants who must evaluate and deploy open source software. This book details open source successes so far, explains which scenarios are the most realistic opportunities now, then gives the details needed to select these solutions, adopt the best tools and practices, introduce them to an organization, implement and manage them. The IT professional can use this book to review opportunities in their organization, evaluate components such as Apache, Linux, and OpenOffice against systems they know, and follow up in detail on their specific interests here and through referred resources. *Deployment scenarios categorized by function and industry *Rules of thumb on where and when open source software is or is not the right choice *Roadmaps for deployment in terms of the components of open source.

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