Linux Journal: Beyond Horse Races and Boxing Matches

“Democracy basically is about two things, elections and
governance. One is seasonal, the other continuous. And nothing
sucks up more attention in a democracy than our quadrennial
presidential election seasons here in the US. The playoff nature of
presidential primaries turns politics into a sports event, with
metaphors adjusted to the populations involved.

“But something else was happening while we all watched the
sports pages: open source was making headway in government. That’s
what I learned from Tom Adelstein, the veteran Texas activist who
has written extensively on open source in government for Linux
Journal…”

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