open source
the internet makes available for the asking more knowledge and information tools than were available to the most sophisticated agencies dealing with such matters less than a generation ago.
of course unorganised facts have negative value when it comes to gaining the comprehension that is the object of research. philosophy or a comprehensive world-view is what is valued ….as it gives coherence to life.. it is order that overcomes chaos. light of reason that overcomes the darkness of ignorance. these are truths.
that knowledge is freely available is so a great portal to a better world. we are standing on it.. and passing through in greater numbers as the clock ticks (in gigahertz these days.)
open source software is the way it is happening. it is the alternative to proprietary software. the source code of the programs is freely available. its like the guys who didn’t get the job at Microsoft decided to work for nothing and posted the fruit of their labour on the net for the good of all.
well.. its not new to say that it is better to work for nothing than do nothing. (check out my blog.. hehehhe)
i use wikipedia several times a day. its open source. linux, the o.s. on my computer is the same… I think my cell phone runs on open-source software.. probably a dozen other things I do in a normal day are totally underwritten by it..
if you want to improve the program you are free to do so.. its open and non-commercial. everyone benefits and growth is explosive.
that knowledge is a public good is a huge boon.
education is becoming transformed. whatever you need to know is available. you can have a whole library on a flashdrive. a lifetime’s reading.
the university down the road used to be surrounded by a high wall of sandstone and wrought iron….with sharp spikes on the top…… even broken glass set in the stone. like a loony bin…..
its so come down like a berlin wall.. or great chinese one.
open source is a revolutionary model. it is the model that offers the dynamic to change …..it points to a very bright future.
hurrah!!hurrah!! hurrah!!
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