An Open Source Guide For The Average PC User

tripwire45 · Aug 24, 2005

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I thought this might help explain a few basic concepts (I know it helped me... )

In computing's early days, programmers would share their work between one another in the spirit of creativity and innovation, passing source codes among colleagues for new perspectives on tough programming challenges. Then technology became big business, and the practice was pushed into the underground, as companies looking to protect their products replaced the ideals of the age with secrecy, non-disclosure agreements, and intellectual property lawyers. Never fear, counterculture types. You can still liberate the code, and experience many other perks, by becoming part of the open-source movement. With the steadily increasing number of open-source applications on the Web, there are more projects than ever to check out, covering nearly every imaginable application: from word processors and e-mail applications to media players and video games. And although the yeoman's work on these developments does come from computer programmers, everyday users will still find that they can contribute to open-source software while taking advantage of these inexpensive alternatives to traditional, commercial software packages.
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