Practical and theoretical questions related to Software Process Management. These would be general questions; consulting services are available for more in depth analyses.
Taran Rampersad answers your questions related to Free Software and Open Source software methodologies, philosophy, and business.
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Taran Rampersad is not directly involved with the Free Software Foundation/Open Source initiative, though he supports both. This is somewhat enigmatic, but he thinks that people should understand both Free Software and Open Source. Always interested in discussion on topics related to Free Software and Open Source, he’s willing to research and find answers when he doesn’t have them immediately. He recommends these books:
Free as in Freedom: Richard Stallman’s Crusade for Free Software
GNU Software for MS-Windows, MS-DOS, and Compatible Systems
The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by and Accidental Revolutionary
The Business and Economics of Linux and Open Source
Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution
You can also find more about FOSS at his website, KnowProSE.com.
Located in Trinidad and Tobago, Taran Rampersad does international
consultation work related to Software Development and related processes. He is also is a Free Software and
Open Source (FOSS) advocate, and is a presenter at the FLOS Caribbean
conference (http://www.floscaribbean.org). As a developer and writer, he
is well informed on FOSS and its positive impact economically and
philosophically, as well as in process.
His website is http://www.knowprose.com.
