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| + | ====== Who Owns the Device? Open vs. Closed Devices ====== | ||
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| What is open source? | What is open source? | ||
| In production and development, open source is a philosophy, or pragmatic methodology that promotes free redistribution and access to an end product’s design and implementation details. The open-source model includes the concept of concurrent yet different agendas and differing approaches in production, in contrast with more centralized models of development such as those typically used in commercial software companies. A main principle and practice of open-source software development is peer production by bartering and collaboration, with the end-product, source-material, "blueprints", and documentation available at no cost to the public. | In production and development, open source is a philosophy, or pragmatic methodology that promotes free redistribution and access to an end product’s design and implementation details. The open-source model includes the concept of concurrent yet different agendas and differing approaches in production, in contrast with more centralized models of development such as those typically used in commercial software companies. A main principle and practice of open-source software development is peer production by bartering and collaboration, with the end-product, source-material, "blueprints", and documentation available at no cost to the public. | ||
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| I believe that both open source and closed source have their place today's world. I think that open source plays an important role in academic research because the audience has adequate technical knowledge. This will promote creativity. Since most people lack the technical know-how that is required to take advantage of open source of or handle open source products, closed source is the better alternative since it offers detailed documentation on how to use the product. | I believe that both open source and closed source have their place today's world. I think that open source plays an important role in academic research because the audience has adequate technical knowledge. This will promote creativity. Since most people lack the technical know-how that is required to take advantage of open source of or handle open source products, closed source is the better alternative since it offers detailed documentation on how to use the product. | ||
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| + | Here are some links to probe the subject further: | ||
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| + | [[A list of major relevant topics & articles]] | ||
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| + | [[good discussion/thought questions that could be used as writing assignments on that topic]] | ||
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