Just as I was writing this post on ignorance of open source models, there was news of a major publisher making a print edition of Wikipedia. This led to backlash reactions which illustrate exactly the kind of misunderstanding that arises when people don’t get open-source licenses (via ReadWriteWeb. The whole point of Wikipedia is to provide […]
It’s free and open for a reason!
May 9th, 2008 · 1 Comment
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WIKI sells, Wiki doesn’t
May 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
‘Wiki’ derived its name from the Hawaiian for “quick”. But acronyms sell better in the corporate world, as anyone who’s ever won a business case for working with POJOs will be acutely aware, or anyone who’s found AJAX 0wns Ajax. JAVA beats Java when you’re selling a $2K seminar and you wouldn’t be the first […]
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Wikipedia as a Honeypot
December 7th, 2005 · No Comments
How long until wikipedia becomes a honeypot? “Who wants to be a millionaire” contestant is struggling to answer the question, “What year did the Fonz jump the shark?”, and calls out to Lifeline Buddy. Back in 2005, Lifeline Buddy would have googled for the answer. But this is 2007, and “wiki” is now a household name […]
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