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The history of open source is long and storied, and fascinating enough to be a book. Which is what The VAR Guy contributing editor Christopher Tozzi is doing. And while he's been plugging away at his trusty Smith-Corona (not really—he's definitely an open source stalwart), The VAR Guy has been lucky enough to be the recipient of the byproducts of his research.

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What if teachers had the ability to tell manufacturers what they want in a computer? How would it change the classroom?

Why open source projects and companies matter to your background and future

Open source commonly refers to software that uses an open development process and is licsened [*sic.] to include the source code. Find out what open source software is and how it works.

Techdirt has been reporting for a while on India's growing success in providing its population with access to low-cost generic drugs, making use of the permissions to do so granted by TRIPS. That has naturally earned it the ire of Western pharma companies, which now seem to be striking back, as this post on Infojustice.org explains: