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Inspiring words from a Citrix open source exec, using GitHub for beehive building, and other interesting news

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 17, 2013

Words most likely to inspire

“One of the most transformative platforms for innovation is open source. The solution to helping solve problems in the world not just technology problems but social and political problems can and should benefit from open source.” That comes from Mark Hinkle, senior director of open source solutions at Citrix, in his “Open Source: A Platform for Innovation” post on Wired.com. Hinkle is no stranger to inspiring the open source masses. Earlier this year he wooed OSCON attendees with a keynote, saying: “Open source has won, let’s look to the future.” Read his Wired.com column for a spoonful of open source inspiration.

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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