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Copyright © 2009 by Keith Curtis
I am making this book available as a free digital download. However, I
would prefer that you not give copies to other people, and instead tell them
to download it from . This allows me to ensure all readers get the
latest version, and to keep track of the number of copies out there. Your
copy is yours, of course.
If you enjoyed a free version of this book, and you want to send me a
donation as thanks for my two years of labor, that would be appreciated!
You could purchase a paper copy, or go to and click on the Pay-
Pal button. Any amount donated over $5 will be given to worthy efforts in
free software. If you'd like to contribute money towards a particular area of
free software, but don't know how, I can help!
Several people advised me to use a mons license, but I did
not see anything that looked like this.
In general, I tried to get permission for the use of other's information.
However, I have over 100 images and it was hard to figure out where to get
permission for some of them. For those, I will claim permission under fair
use ;-) I am happy to remove any content if any owner objects.
Keith Curtis
keithcu@
ISBN 978-0-578-01189-9
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CONTENTS
Free Software Battle..........................................................................1
Free Software Army.......................................................................3
iBio.................................................................................................5
Glossary.............................................................................................9
Wikipedia.........................................................................................10
Linux................................................................................................16
Distributed Development.............................................................20
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