Producing Open Source Software

dugan · 03-24-2011, 10:54 AM

Just a heads up. I just found out about a free online book called Producing Open Source Software. It's great.

EDIT: I just used a trunk checkout and the directions here to make myself an epub version:

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/xm.../section5.html

EDIT AGAIN: don't download the epub version from here:

http://www.manybooks.net/titles/foge..._software.html

If you get it there, then the table of contents doesn't work. Make the epub version yourself, and you have a table of contents.

EDIT AGAIN: I just sent the book's author and maintainer a patch to automate the creation of epub versions. Hopefully, he'll start offering epubs for download soon

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corp769 · 03-25-2011, 08:03 PM

For the lazy people - Here is the index http://producingoss.com/en/index.html

And I like it

Thanks man!

tabzz · 03-26-2011, 09:29 AM

Now tell me, will you download it or buy to help the author?

dugan · 03-26-2011, 12:05 PM

I sent the author a patch against the Makefiles to produce epub versions. I count that has helping the author.

tabzz · 03-26-2011, 03:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dugan

I sent the author a patch against the Makefiles to produce epub versions. I count that has helping the author.

Yep, you've right.

kfogel · 04-02-2011, 11:01 PM

While I'm certainly happy if you buy the book, I'm just as happy if you read it online. And I agree with Dugan that sending a Makefile patch to generate epub format is a contribution! :-) I'm back from some travel now and hope to get a chance to incorporate the patch on Sunday.

Best,
-Karl