Glyn Moody is a London-based
technology
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writer. He is best known for his book ''
Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution'' (2001). It describes the evolution and significance of the
free software
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and
open source
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movements with interviews of
hacker
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s.
His writings have appeared in ''
Wired
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'', ''
Computer Weekly
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'', ''
Linux Journal
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'', and ''
Ars Technica
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''. In 2009, he criticised the software education policy of the government of
José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero
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on his blog''.''
Selective bibliography
* Digital Code of Life: How Bioinformatics is Revolutionizing Science, Medicine, and Business by Glyn Moody (Hardcover - Feb 3, 2004)
* Rebel Code: Linux and the Open Source Revolution by Glyn Moody (Paperback - Jul 15, 2002)
* The Internet with Windows by Glyn Moody (Paperback - Jan 15, 1996)
References
External links
open... (blog)Open Enterprise blog
British technology writers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
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