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== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Analyzing</span> == {| class="wikitable" |+ Proprietary vs. Open Source ! Feature !! Proprietary (Microsoft / Apple) !! Open Source (Linux / Python) |- | Goal || Profit / Market Control || Freedom / Quality / Collaboration |- | Security || "Security through Obscurity" (Hide it) || "Security through Transparency" (Show it) |- | Support || Pay a company for a "Help Desk" || Ask a global "Community" for free |- | Ownership || The Company owns you || You own your tools |- | Analogy || A 'Closed Cathedral' || A 'Public Bazaar' |} '''The Concept of "Tragedy of the Commons"''': Analyzing the "Free Rider" problem. Open source is a "Public Good," like a "Park." Many companies (like Google and Amazon) "Use" the park every day to make billions of dollars, but they don't always "Help clean the park" (contribute code back). The "Sustainability" of open source is the biggest challenge of the 21st century. </div> <div style="background-color: #483D8B; color: #FFFFFF; padding: 20px; border-radius: 8px; margin-bottom: 15px;">
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