Business - open source

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At this point, anyone proposing to run Windows on servers should be prepared to explain what they know about servers that Google, Yahoo, and Amazon don't.

But the biggest thing business has to learn from open source is not about Linux or Firefox, but about the forces that produced them. Ultimately these will affect a lot more than what software you use.

We may be able to get a fix on these underlying forces by triangulating from open source and blogging. As you've probably noticed, they have a lot in common

Like open source, blogging is something people do themselves, for free, because they enjoy it. Like open source hackers, bloggers compete with people working for money, and often win.

People have always been willing to do great work for free, but before the Web it was harder to reach an audience or collaborate on projects.

Full version : http://www.paulgraham.com/opensource.html

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have u ever wondered why ppl work for free. it's only when they have additional src of income and no liability towards their work that they do for free. yes, i do agree that web has helped many volunatry organisation to flourish and has helped various ppl in various ways. open src is great but i have never been to understand the logic behind this. everything in this world comes at a price.