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2003/10/1-3 [Industry/Jobs] UID:10405 Activity:low
10/1    http://www.taprootfoundation.org/about/index.shtml
        Has anyone here tried working with these guys? It sounds like a
        great idea in principle that is very difficult to pull off well in
        practice; I'm curious -- is it actually working?

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\_ Truly a great end to a great Day In the Life of the motd.
\_ Oh yeah?  How about:

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