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[News] Open Source Comes to Maps, Books

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


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



Recently:

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

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

The Open Source concept is embraced everywhere, so the transition to OS
software would seem natural and no longer daunting.

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