A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willin…

Eric S. Raymond
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A critical factor in its success was that the X developers were willing to give the sources away for free in accordance with the hacker ethic, and able to distribute them over the Internet. ✨ Eric S. Raymond (2001). The Cathedral & the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary, p.12, O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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