Software Adaptation in an Open Environment

Software Adaptation in an Open Environment examines various dimensions of software adaptation with a brief description on four different freedoms and benefits of using free software. It includes the meaning of free and open source, GPL, describing basic points of distinction between the two. It provided a detailed description about the history of free software community. Provides the reader with the insights into the development of software world and free software community, so as to understand the actual meaning of free software and how it opposes proprietary software.