Open Source and the Creative Commons
Open source is supposed to encourage better software by allowing more eyes to inspect and correct existing source code and providing solid foundations on which new software projects and applications can be built. The technical value of opening source up to exploitation by all is supposed to outweigh the monetary value of selling closed copies.
Open source software may sound like just another passing buzz phrase, but it is no fly-by-nighter. It has been around for decades and we have all relied on it for some time. As more and more people are coming into direct contact with open source, it’s a good time to ask what makes it so special.
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