LXer: Linux in the Global Community: How the Iraqi Linux Group Came to Exist

“The philosophy behind Free, Open Source Software has parallels
in several cultures which practice ethical cooperaton. Perhaps
that’s why it threatens unethical business practices which feed on
the unknowing. In this series, I plan report on (1) successes
otherwise unknown (2) some cultural reasons for Linux acceptance in
the world community (3) practices that might thwart the spread of
cooperative community activities.

“Community cooperation has existed through modern history. In
the United States, communities of immigrants have always joined
together to help one another rise in socio-economic terms since the
earliest of times…”

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