Divine Inspiration From the Masses
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| Open-source programming's organizing principle has been embraced in medical
| research, engineering -- even religion
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| Behold, brethren. The "open source" movement, long championed by
| computer whizzes as a way to solve problems using the input of all,
| is increasingly being applied to other disciplines including
| literature, scientific research and religion.
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| [...]
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| Then, Linus Torvalds, originator of the Linux computer operating
| system, opened the once-sacrosanct source code to programmers and users
| alike via the Internet in the early 1990s. Any computer whiz with a
| little spare time could find bugs or come up with new features, then
| implement the changes.
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| The open-source movement was born.
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| Linux was founded on a simple premise: The more contributors, the better
| the result -- and mistakes or sabotage will inevitably be corrected by
| the vigilant army of volunteers.
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| After the success of Linux proved the its viability, the open-source
| method broadened and adapted into a wide-ranging social experiment
| embraced in such diverse efforts as scientific research, journalism
| and artwork.
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http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-opensource23jul23,0,5797174.story?coll=la-home-headlines
The author should have probably mentioned GNU and RMS as well, perhaps even
the FSF and EFF.
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