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Reading this article, I realized how unbelievably good an open-source software development approach could be. I knew that Linux started as open-source and remained evolving as open-source till now, but viewed it as the exception rather than the rule to have a successful software development project. When I develop software, I want to control who contributes to it. This way it could be used as Freeware, and later (if it becomes good) can be converted to Shareware or even proprietary software; both of them can earn money. Open-source software doesn’t earn you any money, but it also doesn’t cost any money to debug and evolve. It’s a cheap and unselfish way to turn a great idea to into reality. Your idea can serve the needs of community (including yourself) well, evolve, and progress once it is turned into an open-source project.

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