If you are an open-source fan like myself, then you will love this awesome article – The meaning of open
Often times, I tend to have heated discussions with my friends & colleagues regarding open-source software and how it changed the software development industry & information technology overall. I try explaining the evolution & significance of open-source community, standards & software and without which we wouldn’t have been in a place, where we are in the information technology today. There are tons of examples to quote ranging from Linux, Apache, Java etc. etc.
But, unfortunately not every big companies realise the importance of open-source sofware, atleast not from a giving-end perspective. It’s a cliche to say that every companies will be using open-source software either directly or indirectly. But, how many of them would be actively participating or contributing to the open-source community. I think that should grow.
Open source is not altruism, it is a culture to drive innovation and promote better competition. I am glad that article discusses breadth & depth of open-source both from technical & business perspective.
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