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Open Source Software, Self Service Software

Have you ever used those self-service checkout machines at a grocery store or supermarket? What fascinates me about self-service checkout devices is that the store is making you do work they would normally pay their employees to do. Think about this for a minute. You're playing the role

By Jeff Atwood ·
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Open Source: Free as in "Free"

Here's Scott Hanselman [http://www.hanselman.com/blog/SandcastleMicrosoftCTPOfAHelpCHMFileGeneratorOnTheTailsOfTheDeathOfNDoc.aspx] on the death of nDoc [http://www.charliedigital.com/PermaLink,guid,95b2ab68-ba92-413a-b758-2783cde5df9c.aspx] : > We are blessed. This Open Source stuff is free. But it's free like a puppy. It takes years of care and feeding.

By Jeff Atwood ·
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