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open source and the obligation to recycle



A short piece by Tim O'Reilly on the value of "recycling" (placing in the public domain) technologies
and texts that are considered obsolete, unprofitable or for which the creating company has gone out of
business.

Open Source and the Obligation to Recycle
http://www.oreillynet.com/timo.html

"I'd like to urge every company whose products are 'obsolete' to consider making them available under
an open source license, or putting them in the public domain. While many of these contributions may go
unnoticed and unused, they will enrich the soil of our collective commons."

Such an approach would be incredibly beneficial to the archival profession and those we serve.

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 Cal Lee
 University of Michigan
 School of Information
 Phone: 734-647-0505
 http://www-personal.si.umich.edu/~calz/
 "The boundary is the best place for acquiring knowledge."
                                      - Paul Tillich, 1930

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