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ZDNet: What If Other Things Were Open Source?

Nov 23, 2005, 17:10 (17 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Dana Blankenhorn)

"A fellow named Hank Green, writing in Boulder, Colorado, gives me a great topic for Thanksgiving discussions.

"Green uses the example of model trains to explain how open source works. Model railroading is entirely closed source. There are over 176,000 enthusiasts out there, but most have systems that can't work with anyone else's...

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