Published at LXer:

Open source software has introduced a radically different development model -- and mindset -- to the stream of high-tech innovation. It is one that is having repercussions in the corporate world that go beyond how software, telecommunications and other information technologies are developed. Through a collaborative process that's somewhat akin to peer review in academia, open source taps into the skills and talents of a global pool of software developers -- organizing, coordinating and leveraging their efforts to allow industry-wide use of the results.

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