While I hope to avoid spilling on the philosophical or business aspects of open source in this blog (there are plenty elsewhere already), I may occasionally just point you to an excellent read.
The Cathedral and the Bazaaris a most interesting read on the open source way of doing things (culture). In this collection of essays, Eric Raymond, a reputed open source guru, contrasted what he called the cathedral model of building software (used by the proprietary commercial companies) against the bazaar model (used by the open source community).
You don't need a computer science degree to appreciate the contents, but you will go away much happier if you are at least a "power user", and possess a keen interest in technology.
You can buy the book from a bookstore, or download it straight from the author's web site.
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