[d@DCC] PLoS Biology Inaugural Issue Now Available (fwd)

From: Russell McOrmond <russell _-at-_ flora.ca>
To: General Copyright Discussions <discuss (at) digital-copyright.ca>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 20:08:49 -0400 (EDT)

  For those who didn't read it yet, the article "Open Source Everywhere"  
in Wired magazine should be of interest as it extends FLOSS-like
methodologies outside of software

   http://weblog.flora.ca/article.php3?story_id=488

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 Russell McOrmond, Internet Consultant: <http://www.flora.ca/> 
 Governance software that controls ICT, automates government policy, or
 electronically counts votes, shouldn't be bought any more than 
 politicians should be bought.  -- http://www.flora.ca/russell/

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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2003 16:45:17 -0700
From: "PLoS [Public Library of Science]" <plos@plos.org>
Subject: PLoS Biology Inaugural Issue Now Available

Dear Russell,

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