innovation

Open Business

Submitted by kattekrab on Mon, 15/03/2021 - 09:20
Open Business - Laptop surrounded by icons on a light teal background - lightbulb, envelope, compass, castle, flask, hourglass, rocket and others.

Non disclosure agreements, closely held ownership, and elusive secrets to success are almost cliched hallmarks of the start up world of innovation and entrepreneurship. But it is the "in the open" accessible world of open source software that has driven the new reality we find ourselves living in.  Many people started working remotely last year due to the pandemic. Enabled by readily accessible technology, most people may not be aware how much of that tech is built upon foundations powered by open source software.