Open-Source Makes the Website World Go 'Round (not just a Queen reference)
Aside from proprietary giants such as Google, Microsoft, and Apple, Open-Source projects run the internet. Open-Source allows for collaboration among the coders of the world, creating a nerd army to tackle difficult projects.
Check out these Open-Source Projects that we use on this site!
Hear it From the Pros
Empowerment of individuals is a key part of what makes Open-Source work, since in the end, innovations tend to come from small groups, not from large, structured efforts.
Tim O'Reilly - read more
Open-Source is a development method for software that harnesses the power of distributedpeer review and transparency of process. The promise of Open-Source is higherquality better reliability, greater flexibility, lower cost, andan end to predatory vendor lock-in.
read more - OSI
Read More from the ProsWhen I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Once I started writing software, I realized how important this would be.
Matt Mullenweg - read more
Cool Facts
Nearly
0%
of businesses use an Open-Source model.
At least
0%
of all organizations use an Open-Source model.
Almost
0%
of mainstream IT organizations either are or have announced plans to move to an Open-Source model.
Over
0,000
Open-Source projects have been modified in the last year.