Why open source? All software has source code. Open source software grants every user access to that code. Freedom means choice. Choice means power.
In the proprietary model, development occurs within a company. Programmers write code, hide it behind binaries, and charge customers to use the software. Then they charge them more to fix it when it breaks.
Open source simply creates better software. Everyone collaborates and the best technology wins. Not just within one company, but among an Internet connected worldwide community. New ideas and code travel the world in an instant.
