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→Komodo: Making Proprietary Products Open Source
** Through the essence of open source, one is permitted to use, change, and improve software, and to redistribute in modified or unmodified form. Users are treated like co-developers and so they should have access to the source code of the software. Furthermore users are encouraged to submit additions to the software, code fixes for the software, bug reports, documentation etc. Having more co-developers increases the rate at which the software evolves. One is fundamentally contributing towards the success of the project. Shane stressed that anyone can act as a contributor; common ways exist so that one can contribute. By using Komodo Edit in your everyday life and recommending it to others, by helping other users, by translating, documenting and testing one is contributing. Shane explained that many of these tasks do not require special technical skills. No matter how one wants to contribute, ActiveState welcomes new drive and ideas and any contributions to help improve Komodo and spread Open Source to the world.
*Explore new business models
** As Shane explained, with the embracing of an open source business model, one becomes exposed to a number of great new ideas and challenges, such as:
*** Collaboration and project management: Collaborative work is resource efficient, duplication of effort is avoided.
*** End-user support- Open-source offers an alternative model, where easy access to the source code allows the proliferation of a multitude of alternative support organizations, each remaining small enough to remain responsive to the needs of its own set of customers.*** Innovation*** Compatibility Security - Flaws certainly occur in both closed-source and interoperability*** Integration open-source software. However, as Shane explained, it has frequently been the case that a patch to fix one security problem in closed-source software has created another problem or failed to fix the actual problem, and overall "feel"*** Securityother times a firm may leave a known flaw exposed for months or even years at a time. These sorts of issues seem to be less common in open-source software.*Increase user base-
*Reposition product
*Exposure to new markets