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NewsForge: Closed Community Welcomes Open Source

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 5, 2004

“Gated communities are popping up all over the country, in every
echelon of society. Security at such communities really does seem
to be more urgent when you’ve got people like Bobby Brown and
Whitney Houston living in your neighborhood; not only do you have
to keep pesky fans out, but you have to be able to get those cops
in quickly to answer domestic dispute calls. Plus, the residents of
Country Club of the South in Alpharetta, Ga., where the
Houston-Browns and several other big-name celebrities and sports
stars make their home, have lots of parties for all their famous
friends, and famous friends don’t like to be left out in the cold
because the guard can’t find them on the guest list…”

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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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