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(jargon)

hackathon - A planned hacking run that is intended to last for about a week with lots of hackers. The term was used in 2005 by the Apache Foundation and the OpenBSD Project, among others.

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The open source movement and many of the great ideas that spawn the future of software development stem from the ApacheCon sessions and hackathons," said Terry DeGiuli, President of Camelot Communications.

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