The Achilles Heel of Open Source: Elitism | Linux Today

The Achilles Heel of Open Source: Elitism

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Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 30, 2013

The premise has always been that open source development should thrive and be guided by consensus and openness.

Consensus in the sense that a community who share in the development of a given application or Linux Distro energizes participation and guides teamwork when all recognize they have a role in moving toward a desired group goal in a cooperative effort.

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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