Wikipedia and Open Source Programming Turn 20

I made this podcast a couple of months ago. However, the importance of Open Source programming just becomes more obvious with every passing year. So much of what we ask our students to do and to think about are made possible because of the ability to share online and collaborate across huge distances. That would have been impossible before open source programming. I just read something on Wikipedia that had been updated to reflect something that happened last week. Having access to information that reflects recent research or new findings cannot be overemphasized in today's world.