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dirt: Open the Damn Source!

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Dec 15, 2005

“Railroader magazine has a circulation of 176,000. There are at
least 176,000 model-train enthusiasts, each with their own
electrical trains humming in their basements, living rooms and
converted guest houses. That is the power of hobby. We have free
time, and we crave meaningful activities to get rid of it.

“I’m not saying that building model trains is meaningful; in
fact, I think it’s ridiculous and useless. But what I think is even
more amazing is that none of them work together…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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