Open source software development has brought us many wonderful things. From Mozilla's Firefox web browser to free Microsoft Office alternative OpenOffice.org.
However, some have compared the movement of giving away products for free, sharing source code and collaborating with anyone who wants to pitch in to, well, communism.
With that perception in mind, Andrew Ross of the Free Open Source Software Learning Centre moderates a panel of industry, government and community representatives and asks: Is open source pro or anti-capitalism?
See the discussion in the video below.
Robert Janelle
Robert Janelle is a freelance technology journalist living in the National Capital Region. He's spent time covering the Ottawa start-up scene as a columnist and feature writer with his work in National Capital Scan, The Ottawa Citizen, The Ottawa Sun, Kingston Whig-Standard and The Escapist. He also suffers from a mild addiction to video games.
