OLPC talk:What we mean by free and open

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Some arguements regarding open source, globalization, and risk

  1. Open source lets you invest in people, not software;
  2. Open source is most impactful when it is developed on a global scale;
  3. An open-source model espouses feedback
  4. As per the above, open source is low risk, as it readily couples a broad and diverse development community with mechanisms for continuous course correction