Ask HN: How has this community benefitted from open-source culture?

3 points by sumeetjain 15y ago ↗ HN

One benefit might be that an open culture encourages the "early release/frequent iteration" model. Another would be that it fosters education, since people who want to learn programming have more real resources to learn from.

I'm very interested to hear more - especially if you feel that an open culture has impacted you on a personal level somehow.

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simonsarris 15y ago ↗

Here's one on the personal level. This might sound a little silly, but simply being allowed to submit a bug report and see the progress being made on that bug has got to be one of the most cathartic experiences in my entire relationship with machines and software.