IndicThreads: Open-Source Keeps Me 'Coding Fit'

"IndicThreads >> Considering your long association with Java Open Source, you are in a good position to tell our readers why they should contribute to open source projects?

"Henri Yandell >> The best reason is because we all have itches, and open-source lets us satisfy those itches. I recently installed an mp3 server in the basement so my wife could play music upstairs (computer attached to the dvd speakers) and soothe the baby. The server had bugs with play-lists and the apostrophe character, and because it was open-source I was able to dig into it and fix it..."

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