+1 to that. I think that open source enables broader choice and freedom for everyone who's building. I remember the "bad days" of proprietary UNIX well, where

+1 to that. I think that open source enables broader choice and freedom for everyone who's building. I remember the "bad days" of proprietary UNIX well, where every vendor also had their ISA. Today, the vast majority of applications that are built on open source are very portable between ISAs.