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| + | Here are some reasons to 'open-source' a project or contribute to one: | ||
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| + | *Find other people to work with you on your project, enable you to do things you couldn’t do alone, or significantly speed things up | ||
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| + | *Companies can get help with the evolution of their software and increasing its robustness while making money from offering support packages | ||
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| + | *Individuals are contributing to the wider the community that has freely offered software for them to build upon, or simply use no strings attached | ||
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| + | *Satisfaction that many other people can potentially benefit from your efforts | ||
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| + | *Customise software to work exactly how you, or your company, want it to | ||
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| + | *The concept of 'copyleft' changes the way people think about collaborating and giving their time to open projects | ||
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| + | *Respect from creating a great software that becomes widely used | ||
Latest revision as of 00:51, 20 April 2007
Here are some reasons to 'open-source' a project or contribute to one:
- Find other people to work with you on your project, enable you to do things you couldn’t do alone, or significantly speed things up
- Companies can get help with the evolution of their software and increasing its robustness while making money from offering support packages
- Individuals are contributing to the wider the community that has freely offered software for them to build upon, or simply use no strings attached
- Satisfaction that many other people can potentially benefit from your efforts
- Customise software to work exactly how you, or your company, want it to
- The concept of 'copyleft' changes the way people think about collaborating and giving their time to open projects
- Respect from creating a great software that becomes widely used
