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2008 January 21

Open-Source vs. Closed-Source And Why Democracy Depends On It

Background: Source Code, Open Source, and Closed SourceIn the world of software development, there are two major schools of thought.  In one, source code, which is basically just a set of instructions for a computer, is developed in private and is generally kept secret.  This is the closed-source model of development that companies like Microsoft [...]

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