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Wang, Shan. "What happens to a great open source project when its creators are no longer using the tool themselves?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 1 Apr. 2016. Web. 18 Apr. 2024.
APA
Wang, S. (2016, Apr. 1). What happens to a great open source project when its creators are no longer using the tool themselves?. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/04/what-happens-to-a-great-open-source-project-when-its-creators-are-no-longer-using-the-tool-themselves/
Chicago
Wang, Shan. "What happens to a great open source project when its creators are no longer using the tool themselves?." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified April 1, 2016. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.niemanlab.org/2016/04/what-happens-to-a-great-open-source-project-when-its-creators-are-no-longer-using-the-tool-themselves/.
Wikipedia
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