Open Data Movement: The Next Wave of Open Source


	Open Data Movement: The Next Wave of Open Source

Djiezes

6-21-2008 11:32 AM

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open source, opensource, data, open data, information, information architecture, information design, future, biddulph, video

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6-22-2008 11:53 AM

papananook

Try Sourceforge.com...My son works for them--an excellent open source software provider for all kinds of stuff.

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