History of Linux (16 books)

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Books about the history of Linux and related topics (UNIX, GNU, Linus Torvalds, open source software, free and open source software, FSF, etc.).

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1		UNIX: A History and a Memoir by Brian W. Kernighan 4.41 avg rating — 1,192 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		Just for Fun: The Story of an Accidental Revolutionary by Linus Torvalds 3.96 avg rating — 4,961 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2		In the Beginning was the Command Line by Neal Stephenson (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 8,123 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4		The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary by Eric S. Raymond 3.83 avg rating — 4,335 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5		Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman's Crusade for Free Software by Sam Williams 3.84 avg rating — 1,226 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6		Free Software Free Society 3rd Edition by Richard M. Stallman 4.09 avg rating — 449 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7		For Fun and Profit: A History of the Free and Open Source Software Revolution by Christopher Tozzi 4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8		Rebel Code: Linux And The Open Source Revolution by Glyn Moody 3.94 avg rating — 565 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9		Free for All: How LINUX and the Free Software Movement Undercut the High-Tech Titans by Peter Wayner (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 44 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10		History of Linux by Frederic P. Miller really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11		The History of Linux by Alberto Carretero it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12		A Quarter Century of Unix by Peter H. Salus 3.88 avg rating — 92 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13		A History Of Computer Operating Systems: Unix, Dos, Lisa, Macintosh, Windows, Linux by Jon Watson (Goodreads Author) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14		Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution by Chris DiBona 3.76 avg rating — 153 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15		A Brief History of Hackerdom by Eric S. Raymond 4.31 avg rating — 16 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16		The Success of Open Source by Weber 3.89 avg rating — 147 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

16 books · 3 voters · list created December 28th, 2022 by Pablo Gallardo (votes) .

Tags: gnu, gnu-linux, history, linus-torvalds, linux, unix

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