Eric Raymond's Magic Cauldron
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- Some people just like to write software, and publish it (as free software).
- This software becomes social capital, anybody can use it.
- Companies put a lot of effort into writing generic software that
they don't want to sell, just use.
- Publishing it as free software can improve quality and reduce
cost.
- "With enough eyes, all bugs are shallow."
- Others contribute features and fixes.
- Free software is effectively an open standard.
- The X Window System and JPEG images are free.
- MPEG is a non-free open standard.
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