Why governments, schools and other public institutions should use Github.
I’ve only just got round to watching a TED talk from Clay Shirky entitled How the Internet will (one day) transform government:
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Shirky, as ever, makes some really good points but the key for me is the way how well he explains the significance of Git version control software – perhaps most commonly used via Github. It has democratic features built into its core.
Watch the video through to the end and you’ll understand why we at Mozilla are trying to create a generation of Webmakers – people who can tinker with the web and, by extension, engage in participative, democratic activity.
Update
I forgot to mention that you can get a badge for trying Git!
