[ubuntu-uk] Interesting BBC R4 Program

[David Restall - System Administrator]

Hi,

I caught the tail of this on the way home on Tuesday :-

<http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00kp806>

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Inside the Virtual Anthill: Open Source Means Business

Gerry Northam goes behind the scenes to investigate 'open source'
computer software. Much has been said about the likes of free web browser
Firefox and the operating system Linux, but little about how thousands of
programmers scattered around the world collaborate in a 'virtual anthill'
to create products that rival more commercial offerings. Gerry finds out
how it is done and shows how its ethos is being applied to other kinds
of business, with some startling results.
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Regards




D
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