Software relies on many chefs
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| Open-sourcing becomes mainstream as public makes products better
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http://www.baltimoresun.com/business/bal-bz.open31aug31,0,2922660.story
Site Quantifies Efforts of OSS Java Developers
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| The vast majority of Java developers who contribute their time and talent to
| open source software projects labor in obscurity, never getting any useful
| recognition for their efforts. Mark Kofman and Anton Litvinenko believe it's
| high time to give credit where credit is due.
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http://www.adtmag.com/article.aspx?id=21194
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Altruism and open source
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| The story illustrates a point. That is, open source goals are often
| directed outward, not inward. It's not, I'm going to make money, but
| we're going to accomplish some larger goal.
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| Often the target of open source ambition is the customer. Open
| source projects drive out costs and bring savings, which multiply
| as customers learn more about their open source tools.
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http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=795
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