<br><font size=2><tt>This tidbit from Jeff Arthur at OSU....</tt></font>
<br><font size=2><tt>Robin</tt></font>
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<br><font size=2><tt>Check it out at:<br>
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http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/1128/p03s02-ussc.html<br>
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Too many cooks may spoil the broth, but too many programmers just makes
software<br>
better. For a multibillion-dollar company that's spent decades protecting
its<br>
code with the rigor of Fort Knox, that's a radical notion. But open source
is<br>
fast gaining converts, shattering traditional business models, and, in
the<br>
process, transforming Portland into one of the world's open source hubs.
Most<br>
recently, Oregon Gov. Theodore Kulongoski announced a $350,000 contribution<br>
from Google to develop open-source software, hardware, and curricula at
Oregon<br>
State University, which boasts an Open Source Lab, and Portland State<br>
University.<br>
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Robin Lougee-Heimer<br>
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ph: 914-945-3032 fax: 914-945-3434 <br>
robinlh@us.ibm.com<br>
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