Report: Facebook to go Open Source

**MIG-31** · May 27, 2008, 05:42 PM

MySpace recently made news when it announced that it was breaking with its tradition and "bringing down the garden walls", allowing its user information to be shared. It also pledged to adopt open APIs and authentication interfaces. Of course, Facebook has already long had limited versions of such measures in place. Now Facebook is looking to keep up with its larger competitor, MySpace by open sourcing its application code.
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Source: Dailytech

May 27, 2008, 05:42 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 55,770 Rep Power: 444 System Specs	Report: Facebook to go Open Source MySpace recently made news when it announced that it was breaking with its tradition and "bringing down the garden walls", allowing its user information to be shared. It also pledged to adopt open APIs and authentication interfaces. Of course, Facebook has already long had limited versions of such measures in place. Now Facebook is looking to keep up with its larger competitor, MySpace by open sourcing its application code. ____________ Source: Dailytech __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here