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San Antonio Express-News: Open Sourcing Offers Lessons

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 19, 2006

“I’ve been thinking lately about a book I’ve mentioned in a
previous column. In James Surowiecki’s ‘The Wisdom of Crowds,’ the
author suggests the idea that all of us are smarter than one of
us–especially where problem-solving is concerned.

“I’ve been thinking about the book again recently because I’ve
been learning more about open-source software and reflecting on how
the concept can apply to other business initiatives…”


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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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