Another important factor is that technical knowledge is no longer required.
The rapid growth of online tools that have made it easier for people with no technical interest or knowledge to chat, publish, promote, discuss and interact online. Weblogs or blogs are the star of the show. Pubsub, an online blog monitor in the US, estimates that more than 24 million were launched in 2004 and expects continued exponential growth. But there are plenty of other cheap accessible digital tools (Bittorrent, RSS, Podcasting, LiveJournal, Technorati, Feedster, Flickr) that are making Open Source communities more accessible and sophisticated.
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