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Facebook To Go Further With Open Source Plans

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Until now, it hadn’t been known how far Facebook planned on going with an open source version of their API. Facebook is in a competition with open source tools from MySpace and Facebook.

“We’re working on an open source initiative that is meant to help application developers better understand Facebook Platform and more easily build applications, whether it’s by running their own test servers, building tools or optimizing their applications,” the company said this afternoon in a statement.

“As Facebook Platform continues to mature, open sourcing the infrastructure behind it is a natural step so developers can build richer social applications and share what they’ve learned with the ecosystem. Additional details will be released soon,” the statement added.

So far Facebook hasn’t said when it will make open source code available.