[thelist] open source development network

martin burns martin at members.evolt.org
Tue Aug 22 06:48:18 CDT 2000


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At 05:08 22/08/00, Daniel J. Cody wrote:
>Don't think of open source as 'free shit'. The true open source
>manifesto is *exactly* what we're about. Sharing, helping, and
>advocating what we do *without* thought of material gain.
>
>The term open source doesn't just apply to linux anymore. Its a way of
>thinking, in much the way that we all think and do here. A good example
>is the dmoz.org project. They aggregate content for the good of others.
>Thats what the open source philosohpy embodies when you get down to it.

+1

It's about "Everyone's welcome to do as much as they feel able and willing
to do" - open source is really about organisations, more than code. In
company terms, it's somewhere between
http://www.cluetrain.com/
and
http://www.funkybusiness.com/

Cheers
Martin
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