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Senaste numret av Wired har en mycket intressant artikel av Thomas Goetz som heter "Open Source Everywhere".

Den tar upp exempel som biologisk forskning, Linux, Wikipedia, copyright, patent och publicering av vetenskapliga arbeten. För den som vill få insikt i vad Open Source är, och kan bli, är detta obligatorisk läsning. "Artikeln är en veritabel tour de force" som Gnuheter säger.

"Open source can build around the blockages of the industrial producers of the 20th century," says Yale's Benkler. "It can provide a potential source of knowledge materials from which we can build the culture and economy of the 21st century."

"If that sounds melodramatic, consider how far things have come in the past decade. Torvalds' hobbyists have become an army. Britannica's woes are Wikipedia's gains. In genetics and biotech, open source promises a sure path to breakthroughs. These early efforts are mere trial runs for what open source might do out in the world at large. The real test, the real potential, lies not in the margins. It lies in making something new, in finding a better way. Open source isn't just about better software. It's about better everything." -- Thomas Goetz