Why Open Source Is The Optimum Economic Paradigm for Software: I've written an extensive piece explaining just how OSS, in an economic
sense, is such an effective system for software development, purchasing, and
modification. Last modification on December 30 2000.
``We think the Apache guys are way cool,'' says one Microsoft employee
who didn't want his name used. ``We think they're at the heart and soul
of what the Internet is all about.''
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