(Open Source) '..the industry said was impossible: selling free software .. freedom and flexibility.'

<blockquote>'We built a billion-dollar business by doing what the industry said was impossible: selling free software. We’ve never been afraid to try new things or take a chance on a wild idea.

The combination of our unique company culture, the open source approach to software development, and Red Hat’s decision to sell software subscriptions rather than licenses is a business model innovation that continues to drive our success.

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While proprietary software companies built their business models around locking in their customers, we worked hard to give ours freedom and flexibility.

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Open source is a great way to make better technology faster, so we see a bright future for open source technologies.'

- DeLisa Alexander (Follow Red Hat's Lead to be the Next Billion-Dollar Open Source Company, 24 October 2012)</blockquote>


'..August 16th, 1993. At that time, the whole concept of a 'distribution' of Linux was new..'

<blockquote>'The Debian Project was officially founded by Ian Murdock on August 16th, 1993. At that time, the whole concept of a 'distribution' of Linux was new. Ian intended Debian to be a distribution which would be made openly, in the spirit of Linux and GNU.

- Debian Community celebrates its 19th birthday, August 16th, 2012</blockquote>


Context '..open source organisation..' - Linus Torvalds

<blockquote>(Bazaarmodel) - «esprit incarné» - '..It is impermissible to separate the "mental" or "spiritual" from the "material." '

(Haptonomy) - '..how affectivity shapes the human being in its being and essence throughout life.' - Dr. Catherine Dolto

..bureaucracy - '..our organizations are .. hostages to an ideology that is, in a real sense, inhuman.'

'First, Let's Fire All the Managers' - Gary Hamel

'May sound ideas win the day, and may human society flower again.'

(Open Source) - '..full of creative exploration..' - '..the unschooling movement..'</blockquote>


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<blockquote>Open Source - 'One Education'

(Open Source) Open Source Ecology - Open-sourced blueprints for civilization

The Third Industrial Revolution has begun (2) - Open Source: the automotive industry

(Open Source Learning) - Ubuntu & Android '..neatly .. mobile and desktop computing.'

(Open Source) - 'The days of the mega IT contracts are over..' - Francis Maude

In the Electric Universe - Evolve [into] 'full-fledged open source contributors.'

(NASA) - The Electric Atmosphere: Plasma Is Next NASA Science Target</blockquote>