Mad Penguin: Open source: Where We Are Now. Where We Are Going | Linux Today

Mad Penguin: Open source: Where We Are Now. Where We Are Going

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Web Webster
Web Webster
May 24, 2005

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“A number of historians have warned that no society can really
understand the historical significance of current events as they
are happening, but hell, let’s give it a try anyways. In fact, I’m
gonna really stick my neck out and say that this is the time before
abundance in the IT industry, the time before the time when our IT
buffet truly offers more than most of us can eat in any one sitting
for most applications. The result will be a explosion of creativity
from the fringes of the social network, as the demand side
increasingly supplies itself, to quote Doc Searls…”

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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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