I am slowly exploring and discovering the beauty of open source software.
I have known about it for a while and it has certainly existed for a long time. But slowly, slowly I have decided to make the transformation.
Now let me explain, Open source allows the end user to see and change the source. So in computers for example Microsoft products are closed source and therefore you cannot see how the products are made and cannot alter them. While Linux (the penguin on the right is the symbol of Linux the open source operating system) is an operating system which is open and developers have developed and programmed into a powerful strong system. The beauty of the whole open source community is that it is for free, people contribute to the existing and the end of the day with some synergy a powerful end product is available and is continued to be developed. More appropriately, "Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials typically, their source code. Some consider it as a philosophy, and others consider it as a pragmatic methodology. Before open source became widely adopted, developers and producers used a variety of phrases to describe the concept; the term open source gained popularity with the rise of the Internet and its enabling of diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities." (Thanks to Wikipedia an great example of the power open source.)
So I am frustrated with Microsoft's manipulation to use their software and pure frustration of crashing computers the whole time (Linux hardly ever crashes) and hence I have started to move over to using Linux and learning the new methods and ways to compute. My view from on top of this world, is that open source is the method and way for software in the future and is definitely going to help the impoverished (see the one laptop per child initiative which without a doubt will use open source software) and create a fair equal playing ground for technology and knowledge to develop
2 comments:
it sounds like an open endless way to accidentally erase a little something and destroy your computer... or am i the only one who wouldnt have a clue as to what to do with this open source software? i dont think i have touched my computers settings in years. fear. pure fear :)
long live linux!!!what a great reason to be excited...
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