Save the Libraries – With Open Source

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Nov 28, 2008 7:29 AM EDT
Linux Journal; By Glyn Moody
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For some in the world of free software, libraries are things that you call, rather than visit. But the places where books are stored – especially those that make them freely available to the public – are important repositories of the world's knowledge, of relevance to all. So coders too should care about them alongside the other kind, and should be concerned that there is a threat to their ability to provide ready access to knowledge they have created themselves. The good news is that open source can save them.

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