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CommonsWare: All About the Commons

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.

The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development

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:

• Creating UIs using both the Android widget framework and the built-in WebKit-powered Web browser component
• Playing nicely with the Android framework, so your applications will get control when they need it, yet can get out of the way when they are no longer needed.
• Using the distinctive capabilities of the Android engine, including maps, Internet access, integrated search, and media playback.