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Why Open-Source Is Here To Stay?

In August 1991, Linus Torvald, a 21-year-old student, decided to start a free operating system. What began as a hobby grew into the world’s first free operating system, Linux Kernel. Today, open-source software is a significant part of software development allowing developers to inspect, copy, modify, and redistribute software. So, what is the status of open-source markets today? While proprietary software providers dominate the market, open-source software has picked up momentum lately—especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the global economic slowdown, the open-source market gathered steam in 2020 to meet remote organisational needs. As per GitHub, open-source project creation per any active user between late April 2019 and late April 2020 saw over 40 percent YOY
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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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