Tuesday, November 11, 2014
The Open Source Movement
In learning about the Open Source movement and its goals I have been impressed with the effectiveness of the movement. The Open Source movement allows ultimate freedom because software can be developed outside of the restrictions of industrial work. There are trade offs to be made but I think the advantage of having only interested developers working on software is well worth it. The best work is done by those who actually want to do it and with Open Source, there is an avenue for anyone to work on a quality piece of software that they are actually passionate about. This empowerment supplied by the Open Source movement has allowed it to produce software that rivals the best products that industrial development can produce and has furthered what the industry can do. I am all for Open Source and what it can do to free developers and allow them to work at peak capacity.
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I like your post. I actually wrote something very similar for mine. What I think is interesting, though, is that I've never personally met anyone who has contributed to an open source project. I've never really felt like I'm good enough to contribute, but maybe I need to start thinking differently. But you're completely right - despite all odds, the open source movement has been extremely effective and really a great benefit to everyone, whether they use it or not.
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