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==My Views and presentation Comparison==
Based on the two presentations that I attended, I realized in Open Source you can start on a project in any direction you want with no guidelines on how you want to approach it. You have the tools readily available to use and you can decide how you want to use them. In my other classes I'm told I can only do it in one way, but in open source you are encouraged to use other peoples code as long as the code is not licenced. After attending the two presentations, I am currently interested in exploring these projects as well as other open source projects and start developing and continue contributing to the open source community even after I am finished with the open source course.
Both Presenters show how open source you can use the open source community to help you with what your looking for as long as they are not licenced. Both speakers appear to have similar viewpoints on open source. They both feel people should not be afraid to get involved in the open source community. Both talk about how the start up cost is a lot cheaper and you get help and support from the open source community whether its code contribution, bug fixes or feedbacks provided by the community.
==Conclusion==
I have learned a lot of new information and met a lot of people while attending the FSOSS event including processing.js and WebRTC. Overall I enjoyed the presentations I attended and the discussions that came along with each presentation especially the ARM presentation which was followed by active discussion and debates. FSOSS has really given me more of a positive look at open source. It has shown me that most open source can help developers because many companies look at the open source community which end up being improved for the community and implemented in their applications. Working with open source can help with building a career portfolio and the FSOSS event has giving me ideas on various projects I could potential work on to add to my portfolio. As my first time attending FSOSS event I enjoyed the event and I will be looking forward to attending the next FOSS event.
