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PrzemoF · 2012-12-06 09:46:00

"Say a friend stops by and asks to borrow a screwdriver. You say sure. When she returns the screwdriver a couple days later, your friend mentions that she made an improvement: now it works with both Phillips and flat head screws. Another friend hears this and asks if he can take a look, too. When he returns the…

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06-12-2012 10:46am

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PrzemoF

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"Say a friend stops by and asks to borrow a screwdriver.

You say sure. When she returns the screwdriver a couple days later, your friend mentions that she made an improvement: now it works with both Phillips and flat head screws. Another friend hears this and asks if he can take a look, too. When he returns the screwdriver, it's been upgraded again: now it's a power screwdriver. Then a third friend gets excited and adds some extra speeds and a better battery.

This situation sounds improbable, but it's how open source software development takes place."

http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2012/12/05/open-source-and-power-community

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