Weekly Ten: Money in Open Source, Android speaks in Morse code, Old-School Linux Was Better

“1. Is There Money in Open Source?
Web development and free and open source software (FOSS) have gone
hand in hand since the beginning of the web. Popular scripting
languages and web development frameworks such as PHP, Rails and
Python are all open source, and many of the most popular platforms
built on top of them, like WordPress and Drupal, are too.
More @ SixRevisions”

“2. The Ghetto Called Facebook
The way I see it, Facebook’s main competitor is Second Life. But
while second life would represent something like a good fantasy
novel, Facebook is more like a reality TV show—things are
kind of real, but they’re not.”
More @ PCMag”

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