@Carols10cents "Open source is like a library instead of a bookstore. The knowledge is free and the books are written by the community."
Just tried to explain the concept of open source to someone non technical. It was HARD; I don't think I did a very good job :-/
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@briankung that's pretty good. - 2 more replies
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@Carols10cents I usually start by describing a hippie commune, with the key difference being you can take without giving back! - End of conversation
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@Carols10cents hm... I love food analogies, so closed-source is Coca-Cola and open source is homebrewing and sharing recipes? -
@locks oooh i like this because many people share recipes out of the joy of someone else making their recipe. hard to capture *why* oss
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@Carols10cents Way to confuse us laymansThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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