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Open Source and You
The real value of open-source software is the community it fosters.
No one would buy a car with the hood welded shut, but that is
essentially what commercial software is. However, since computing
began, some software has been distributed in such a way that users can
change or repair it by modifying its source code --
The open source process can reduce cost, encourage product innovation and provide some hope that future software may become more robust. To see why this might be so read the full article.
