Open Source

Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking

“Coding Freedom: The Ethics and Aesthetics of Hacking”, by Gabriella Coleman, is free to download in pdf format. Who are computer hackers? What is free software? And what does the emergence of a community dedicated to the production of free and open source software–and to hacking as a technical, aesthetic, and moral project–reveal about the fraught contemporary politics of intellectual law?

Beginning MapServer- Open Source GIS Development

Beginning MapServer: Open Source GIS Development is the first book of its kind. It offers a comprehensive introduction to MapServer, the development platform for integrating mapping technology into Internet applications. You'll learn how to build and extend dynamic applications using popular languages like PHP, Perl, and Python.

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Computer Networks: An Open Source Approach is the first text to implement an open source approach, discussing the network layers, their applications, and the implementation issues. The book features 56 open-source code examples to narrow the gap between domain knowledge and hands-on skills. Students learn by doing and are aided by the book's extensive pedagogy. Lin/Hwang/Baker is designed for the first course in computer networks for computer science undergraduates or first year graduate students.

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We focus on the practical application of numerical engineering simulation techniques such the Finite Element Method for Structural Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Multibody Simulation. In addition to end users from all industry sectors, our stakeholders include technology providers, researchers and academics.

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The UNIX System Services element of z/OS is tightly integrated into the operating system. You get the best of both worlds: UNIX and z/OS. UNIX System Services is a key element of our open and distributed computing strategy.