Need of open-source culture in India

Open-source is the rule of the day. The mantra of open-source is spreading like a wildfire. Morever, it is happening from something better. Free software like Linux, Apache and OpenOffice.org came into existence becuase of open-source movement. Users around the world use these free open-source tools to fulfill thier needs. Some goes to the further extent of modifying the tool annd making more efficient for free. It is hard for some people to realize that how an efficient software can be developed for free and moreover what do these geeks get from creating the software for free!

There are many reasons for it. First of all, the scientific challenge to overcome the hurdle. Next big motivational force is Bill Gates and his company, Microsoft which distribute software for money.

There is a clear lack of open-source culture in our country.

Whenever I shared codes, I told the faculties that I took the assistance from this guy or that website. This is the way in the open-source world. IBM build its own webserver over Apache. At the same time, they recognizes the Apache's contribution to their web server. As ancient saying goes "knowledge increases with sharing!". We've to return to our roots.