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COMMONS MAGAZINE

Bill Gates Funds $10 Billion Open Source Initiative

March 29, 2011
Not to be outdone, Mark Zuckerberg throws in $12 billion

Why Software = Politics

September 13, 2010
Enclosures of the software commons and the Internet invite abuses of power.

LittleSis and Spot.us

January 23, 2009
Two fascinating experiments in open-source citizenship and journalism

Troubles at “One Laptop Per Child”

May 21, 2008
Ambitious project strikes deal with Microsoft, angers open source community.

Big Buck Bunny

April 30, 2008
The debut of an open source film and a new studio model.

Big Loss for Open Documents

April 10, 2008

Open-Source Automobile Design?

April 2, 2008
Two projects are attempting to design and build automobiles using the principles of open-source software.

Open Source Weather

December 9, 2004
The National Weather Service opens its information up to the public in a far-sighted move.