Open Source: Many Hands Make Light Work

The ideology of large-scale cooperation that comes from the Open Source movement should be applied to more projects. The story of Linux demonstrates that complex software can be successfully developed by people all over the world. What could we accomplish if we applied that idea to other worthwhile endeavors? No one person knows and sees everything; encouraging collaboration makes the work easier, faster, and better. In addition, making individual contributions to a meaningful cause endows one with a feeling of ownership and purpose. To accept the ideas and contributions of strangers requires courage, but a determined and organized group of people scattered across the globe can truly make a difference by working together.