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Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
> Mapping the Future of Open Source Data
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>| Data sharing may be the next logical step in the movement
>| toward open systems and networks.
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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20061117/tc_cmp/194400701
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> U.K.'s Pearson Tests The Group Dynamic For a 'Wiki' Book
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>| In a move that could shake up the book industry, publishing giant
>| Pearson PLC is joining with two top business schools to create a
>| business book authored and edited by a "wiki" -- an online
>| community dedicated to writing.
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> http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB116365019587024790-8qqS0CnfjGAbgmtiwe1pO8jtJ0s_20071115.html
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There's little gap now between blogging, article writing, posting, etc.
These moves are more or less inevitable, I think. Expect to see more
web world stuff in the arts generally, as artists learn what scientists
have known for a few generations - cooperation is better!
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> Recently:
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> Movies Go Open Source With Stray Cinema Project
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>| The raw footage from a film shot in London has been made
>| available for the public to download from the Stray Cinema
>| website. The idea is to provide people with the opportunity
>| to create their own version of the film, following the
>| guidelines set by the Open Source movement found in software
>| development and licensing.
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> http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=6740
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> Perspective: Uncovering the secret sauce
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>| Open-source software undoubtedly is playing a larger and more important
>| role in the process of software development. By participating in
>| open-source communities and incorporating the resulting software into their
>| development efforts, companies are effectively including "ingredients" that
>| are not their own.
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> http://news.com.com/Uncovering+the+secret+sauce/2010-7344_3-6136018.html
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> The Open Source concept is embraced everywhere, so the transition to OS
> software would seem natural and no longer daunting.
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| Mark Kent -- mark at ellandroad dot demon dot co dot uk |
Be sure to evaluate the bird-hand/bush ratio.
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