LinuxInsider: Political Agnosticism Open Source, Politics of Contrast

“Free and open source software (FOSS), which is by now
entrenched in the technology sector, has recently traveled far
beyond this sphere in the form of artifacts, licenses, and as a
broader icon for openness and collaboration.

“FOSS has attained a robust socio-political life as a touchstone
for like-minded projects in art, law, journalism, and science–some
examples being MIT’s OpenCourseWare project, School Forge, and the
BBC’s decision to release all their archives under a Creative
Commons license…”

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