LXer: TLWIR 44: Waze Isn’t Free Software, But It’s Open Source In Spirit

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09-05-2012, 04:30 AM	#1
LXer LXer NewsBot Registered: Dec 2005 Posts: 128,343 Rep:	LXer: TLWIR 44: Waze Isn’t Free Software, But It’s Open Source In Spirit Published at LXer: Free software and open source concepts have spread into areas where they were never intended to go. Crowdsourcing, a cousin of open source, is growing in popularity as a way for people to share information, get better deals, and to make micro-contributions to society. Over the last few weeks, I have been playing around with some great gps apps, each of which takes a different approach to crowdsourcing: GasBuddy, NavFree USA, and Waze. In The Linux Week in Review 44, I would like to focus on one of the most impressive Android apps that I have found in a long time: Waze. Read More...

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