On the surface, the open source software community has never been better. Companies and governments are adopting open source software at rates that would’ve been unfathomable 20 years ago, and a whole new generation of programmers are cutting their teeth on developing software in plain sight and making it freely available for anyone to use. Go a little deeper, however, and the cracks start to show.
Free and Open Source Software overview and status update
Free and Open Source Software overview and status update
A perfect (if quite long) introduction to the heights and pitfalls of the FOSS scene -- any newcomer will find adequate mentions of outstanding characters and plenty references for further inquiry.