Given its incredible popularity in the marketplace, there is no
question that many software developers (and their respective
companies) today see great value in using software that is subject
to open source licenses. Users focus on the advantages to be had by
gaining access, usually at no or minimal charge, to the
software’s source code and to the thriving open source
community supporting such projects.
Powered by a worldwide community supporting the code base, open
source code is generally perceived to be more reliable, robust and
flexible than so-called proprietary software, with increased
transparency leading to better code stability, faster bug fixes,
and more frequent updates and enhancements.
