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LinuxInsider: Proprietary Software Can’t Control the World

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Jul 14, 2005

“Jurgen Geck held what looked like a silver bullet between his
thumb and index finger.

“‘This is a Fisher Space Pen,’ he said–a pen developed for NASA
Latest News about NASA astronauts in space, a pen with ink that
just keeps on flowing. A pen able to write upside down and even
underwater.

“‘It’s sophisticated, it’s costly, it’s very nice and very
shiny,’ Geck said…”

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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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