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An Ode To Open Source: We Can’t Thank The Community Enough

“Open source was reportedly worth at least $143 million of Instagram’s $1 billion acquisition by Facebook in 2012. ” Just like a thriving, busy physical world, the rise of technology has opened up an equally busy digital world. And, open source software (OSS) makes up for all the digital infrastructure we have today. Every internet user benefits from the coding capabilities of an unknown developer contributing remotely. There are billion dollar companies, which rely on these open source projects. But, do we thank the open source community enough? Today, more than 85 per cent of India’s internet runs on open source software. The State Bank of India, the IRCTC and LIC India are all examples of organisations that rely on open source frameworks. Nadia Eghbal, a writer and researc
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Mita Chaturvedi
I am an economics undergrad who loves drinking coffee and writing about technology and finance. I like to play the ukulele and watch old movies when I'm free.
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