One of the comments in another thread (I'll let you guess which thread)
got me to thinking about just what is Open Source Software. So, let me
ask YOU (the general crowd), what your own personal definition of Open
Source software is? I'm not looking for the official definition, or
whatever Wikipedia has written up, but how YOU think of open source
software.
To help, here's my own thoughts writ large for consideration, ridicule,
abuse, or whatever:
I need to solve a coding problem. I do the necessary research, write
some code, fix some bugs, and resolve the coding problem. I may then
opt to post that code, or offer the bug fix to the authors or public so
that (hopefully) others encountering the same problem may find my post
and not have to spend the sometimes lengthy period doing the research
and testing to find the same solution. OR, sometimes I hope that by
posting my solution others will look at it and let me know there is a
better or more efficient way to do the same, or perhaps they see a bug I
missed. The end result is that the initial code or technique is
improved by some small degree. (regardless if it is my code, or some
other project).
That is what I feel is the core of Open Source software. Sharing of
information to either help others, or gather feedback.
What are your thoughts?
Shawn
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