Revenge of the Hackers

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Revenge of the Hackers is an essay by open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond that chronicles the rise of the open-source movement and the cultural shift it brought to the software industry.

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instanceOf essay
non-fiction work
analyzes business models around open source
relationship between hackers and corporations
shift in power from proprietary vendors to open communities
author Eric Raymond
surface form: Eric S. Raymond
chronicles acceptance of open source by commercial vendors
evolution of open-source development practices
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Eric Raymond
surface form: Eric S. Raymond
describes cultural shift in software development
emergence of Linux and related projects as industry forces
impact of open source on commercial software
rise of open-source software
field computer science
software engineering
technology history
focusesOn history of the open-source movement
role of hackers in software innovation
transition from proprietary to open development models
genre computer science essay
technology essay
hasPerspective hacker-centric view of software history
pro–open-source
hasTitle Revenge of the Hackers self-link
intendedAudience open-source advocates
software developers
technology professionals
language English
mainSubject hacker culture
open-source movement
software industry
mentionsPerson Eric Raymond
surface form: Eric S. Raymond
movement free software movement
open-source movement
movementInfluenced open-source advocacy
software freedom activism
publicationType online essay
relatedWork Homesteading the Noosphere
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
topic hacker ethics
open-source licensing
software development methodologies
software industry economics

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Eric Raymond authored Revenge of the Hackers
Revenge of the Hackers hasTitle Revenge of the Hackers self-link