The Assertions
l What is the motivation for creating OSS?
l Problem solving
l Altruism
l Ego
l Versus economic motivation for proprietary software
l Community source developers are in close contact with
users
l Some proprietary developers listen to their users as well
l Some applications aren't compatible with open source
   True – we need more open standards
l Proprietary software has more features
l Proprietary software has better user interfaces,
documentation