The best things in cyberspace are free
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Open-source OS Linux is a Unix variant that has an estimated 10 million adherents because it provides free downloading for its users. Commercial software, especially those offered by Microsoft are starting to lose their popularity because of the emergence of open-source software.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1999
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Unplugged but unbowed
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The theft of the OS source code from Sun Microsystems by Kevin Mitnick in 1995 resulted in a five year prison sentence. Issues concerning the security of computer systems and the virus epidemics caused by hackers are discussed.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 2000
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Fast Cash
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Economists agree that the volume of money in circulation is crucial to an economy. However, some quarters are suggesting that the 'velocity of money,' or the rate at which it changes hands, is equally important.
Publication Name: Scientific American
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0036-8733
Year: 1995
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