Download or read book Handbook of Research on Open Source Software: Technological, Economic, and Social Perspectives written by St.Amant, Kirk and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2007-04-30 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook of research is one of the few texts to combine Open Source Software (OSS) in public and private sector activities into a single reference source. It examines how the use of OSS affects practices in society, business, government, education, and law.