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The idea of '''high-quality''' yet '''free''' technical literature may still seem unrealistic today, much like free software did four decades ago. '''Bill Gates'''' "Open Letter to Hobbyists", which questioned communal software development, may still resonate with a considerable number of people when it comes to books. In that letter from February 1976, Gates wrote<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bill_Gates_Letter_to_Hobbyists_ocr.pdf</ref>: | The idea of '''high-quality''' yet '''free''' technical literature may still seem unrealistic today, much like free software did four decades ago. '''Bill Gates'''' "Open Letter to Hobbyists", which questioned communal software development, may still resonate with a considerable number of people when it comes to books. In that letter from '''February 1976''', Gates wrote<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bill_Gates_Letter_to_Hobbyists_ocr.pdf</ref>: | ||
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