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Ushahidi wins NetSquared challenge, Humanity United grant
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| Ushahidi -- the developer of a free, open-source tool for sourcing crowd
| information during crises -- has won the NetSquared Mashup Challenge, earning
| $25,000 in prize money and a $200,000 grant from Humanity United.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2008/090808-ushahidi-wins-netsquared-challenge-humanity.html
Related:
Father of microloans sees end to poverty
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| Computer programmer Tom Bostelmann had felt disconnected from philanthropy as
| a tech guy. Now he works as a consultant to the Grameen Technology Center,
| developing open-source banking systems software.
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http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/business/335705_yunus17.html
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
Why Do Some Software Programmers Work for Free?
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| In the end, the results suggest that a potential monetary payoff down the
| line does motivate software developers to be more productive, but many
| developers are still attracted to the movement for things besides pecuniary
| rewards. They just don't seem to work as hard.
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http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/odd-numbers/2007/08/31/why-do-some-software-programmers-work-for-free
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