The Philosophy of Open Source

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I love the open source movement. It is more than just free stuff, it is also about seeing the workflow, the improvements with every release and even the let downs when a projects does something we don’t like; and the even greater feeling when it all works out anyway. I’ve been using FOSS (Free/Open Source Software) for over a decade now. The one thing I’ve learned is that, unlike proprietary software, it is a philosophy – and that is what keeps it exactly where it is – in a world more about philosophy than market acceptance.   Continue reading