I didn't mind Dirk's presentation although, it was a tad boring but i obtained a new found respect and admiration for the people that maintain and create open source software.
Personally, i love the concept of open source software. The idea that anyone can make modification to the software, not just the developers or a specific group of people. I think this really helps with the development of the software. People with the skills and know how who have great ideas can set their ideas into motion and then releases it to the population. Some of the software that is developed under the open source license is marginally better than the comercial counterpart.
Not all open source software is free but, most are.
Open source refers to many other platforms other that software. Other such platforms include: Government, Ethics, Media Education, Fitness. The list goes on. The term open source can apply to almost anything is can be modified and redistributed without consequence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php
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