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		anc2020 on Dec 27, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is massively collaborative mathematics possible? This seems quite similar to the question "Is open source software viable?"

roundsquare on Dec 28, 2009 [–]

Except that in open source software there are well known ways for splitting up work. In mathematics... thats not really the case (or at least, not to the same degree).

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