Open-Source Knowledge
Discover how open-source knowledge differs from open knowledge through its use of hyperlinks and collaboration. Learn about its historical evolution from encyclopedias to Wikipedia and its impact on software development. This lesson helps you understand how open-source practices can enhance your growth, expertise sharing, and collaboration in your coding career.
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Difference
How open-source knowledge differs from open knowledge because open-source knowledge is link-rich and collaborative in nature.
Encyclopedia
Open-source knowledge wasn’t always the norm. We used to have door-to-door encyclopedia salesmen, who sold us giant sets of books that contained everything there was to know on earth. Then, computers happened, and I remember being awed that all the knowledge on earth could fit ...