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On first blush this looks to be about money, but it is about power. Is power going to go to the information monopolies, or will it go to developers and users?.
Eric S. Raymond
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Eric S. Raymond
Age: 66
Born: 1957
Born: December 4
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Boston
Massachusetts
Eric Raymond
Eric Steven Raymond
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