Barbara J Russo

Agile Technologies in Open Source Development (Premier Reference Source)

The analysis of commonalities and differences between agile technology and open source software development is needed to understand how advancement approaches have evolved and whether they produce concrete benefits in terms of software quality and customer satisfaction. Agile Technologies in Open So...

Open Source Development, Communities and Quality: IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Working Group 2.3 on Open Source Software, September 7-10, 2008, ... in Information and Communication Technology)

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of IFIP Working Group 2.13 Open Source Software held in Milan, Italy on September 7-10, 2008. The IFIP series publishes state-of-the-art results in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. The scope of the series includes: foundat...

Adopting Open Source Software: A Practical Guide

Government agencies and public organizations often consider adopting open source software (OSS) for reasons of transparency, cost, citizen access, and greater efficiency in communication and delivering services. Adopting Open Source Software offers five richly detailed real-world case studies of OSS...

The Territory 'W' and Related Titles during the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period (GHP Egyptology)

This monograph is an in-depth study on the administrative title 'district overseer' (imy-r w) and the term 'district' or 'rural district' (w) in the Egyptian Middle Kingdom (about 2050 to 1650 BC). The sources demonstrate that the territory 'w' was created for some particular administrative needs at...

Kha (TT8) and His Colleagues: The Gifts in His Funerary Equipment and Related Artefacts from Western Thebes (GHP Egyptology)

The authors looks at several objects found in the undisturbed tomb of the 18th Dynasty architect Kha. These objects name other officials and were evidently gifts for Kha. They provide evidence of a social network around the architect and evidence for gift giving at the highest social level.

Forgiveness: Unleashing a Transformational Process

In Forgiveness: Unleashing a Transformational Process Larry D. Ellis addresses one of the most challenging topics, the receiving and giving of forgiveness. He addresses the historic Christian perspective of forgiveness being the sole responsibility of the one who has been hurt or offended. Ellis put...

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