AP/USA Today: Open-Source Software Thrives in the Shadows of Tech

“It powers more than 70% of all Web servers and routes much of
the world’s e-mail traffic. It makes surfing the Internet simple
and provides the muscle behind Google’s search engine and countless
e-commerce sites.

“It’s open-source software, a wide spectrum of programs
developed not under the lock and key of a single company but by the
communal efforts of volunteers who often start with little more
than common interests and e-mail discussion groups…”

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