Revolution OS

What stood out to me in the Revolution OS video was the significance of open source software. Open source software is software that anyone can contribute to. It is free to use. In order to use open source software, you must agree to not sell it. In some ways, it is mind-boggling that people have the motivation to contribute to projects that will provide monetary benefit. It just goes to show that engineers take a personal interest in their projects. Through the internet, open source software is possible. Programmers have the ability to collaborate on projects, giving of their own time and talents freely. This seems like it would be a sure case of chaos without much productivity. However, open source software projects have proven to be very successful. Revolution OS talks about the GNU project and Linux which are results of open source projects.