The advantages of open source, standards and methodologies have been working their way to the surface for the past few years. Whereas in the past, open source projects were more likely to be described as fledgling efforts that lagged far behind proprietary counterparts, “open source” has become a buzzword with more positive than negative connotations. While we in the software business have complex and nuanced definitions and understandings of the term, the media, politicians and other offline audiences have tend to have a less sophisticated interpretation.
