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The firm's mission is to help people and organizations work better together through cooperation, whether that be in the fields of software development, community governance, or anywhere else. CommonsWare provides books, software, and services in fulfillment of that mission.
Moreover, CommonsWare doesn't just talk about the commons.
CommonsWare's software is published under open source or Free Software licenses. All CommonsWare books are published with the Four To Free (42F) guarantee — after four years or 4,000 published copies (or Warescription purchases/renewals), a book edition will be released under a Creative Commons license for free non-commercial distribution and reuse. And, CommonsWare is a proud sponsor of the Cooperative Democracy Project, which aims to help citizens better express their opinions to government leaders, in ways those leaders will be better able to use.
CommonsWare's first book — The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development — will be released soon. This book covers programming for the Android development platform, created by Google and the Open Handset Alliance.
In particular, the book covers topics like: