Evan--

Try

Kelty, Christopher M. Two Bits: The Cultural Significance of Free Software. Durham NC: Duke University Press, 2008.

It's quite good, though it's a bit unconventional in that it combines historical and anthropological approaches        

Sheldon


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From: Evan Koblentz <evan@snarc.net>
To: members@sigcis.org
Date: 08/27/2010 01:52 AM
Subject: [SIGCIS-Members] History of open-source
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Apologies if I've asked this before .... does anyone know of a solid history of open-source computing?

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