The open source jobs boom


	The open source jobs boom

akipta

7-29-2008 5:44 PM

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jobs, open-source, information-technology

akipta says:

"SourceForge, which maintains a database of projects and downloads. The number of projects hosted by the site has grown from 12,500 in 2000 to nearly 200,000 at the end of 2007, an annual growth rate of about 55 percent, according to the report."

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