Open source provides the competitive advantage in the Internet Age. According to the August Forrester Report, 56 percent of IT managers interviewed at Global 2,500 companies are already using some type of open source software in their infrastructure and another 6 percent will install it in the next two years. This revolutionary model for collaborative software development is being embraced and studied by many of the biggest players in the high-tech industry, from Sun Microsystems to IBM to Intel. The Cathedral & the Bazaar is a must for anyone who cares about the future of the computer industry or the dynamics of the information economy. Already, billions of dollars have been made and lost based on the ideas in this book. Its conclusions will be studied, debated, and implemented for years to come. According to Bob Young, "This is Eric Raymond's great contribution to the success of the open source revolution, to the adoption of Linux-based operating systems, and to the success of open source users and the companies that supply them." The interest in open source software development has grown enormously in the past year. This revised and expanded paperback edition includes new material on open source developments in 1999 and 2000. Raymond's clear and effective writing style accurately describing the benefits of open source software has been key to its success. With major vendors creating acceptance for open source within companies, independent vendors will become the open source story in 2001.

作者简介：

Eric S. Raymond 软件开源运动和黑客文化的代言人、宣传家、大使。他的研究很好地解释了分布式开源开发模式，Linux和互联网的成功已经证明这种模式非常有效。他自己的开源软件项目包括互联网上使用最广泛的电子邮件传送程序之一。

译者简介：

卫剑钒 北京大学信息科学技术学院计算机系理学博士。长期从事软件研发和信息安全工作，有多年开源软件编程经验，曾任Unix高级编程及信息安全培训讲师，发表过多篇学术论文，著有《安全协议分析与设计》一书。