"In the late 1990s and early 2000s it was about free access to software, about the ability to change and contribute. But the whole selling point of open source has changed a lot in the past two or so decades. There is no question the legacy way of developing software behind closed doors inhibits collaboration and innovation. And open source was initially just a way to work around that - giving people a way to access source code"
"Later, it became a business model where these aspects morphed into the buzzwords "collaboration" and "innovation." And these days? The best way to frame it is by quoting the Linux Foundation when Microsoft joined the winning team nearly 10 years ago: "Open source has won." What does that mean? It has become ubiquitous. Open source software today powers the majority of modern IT and the cloud. Directly or indirectly, every user of computer services depends on it."
By 2025 Linux reaches 34 years and the Free Software Foundation 40, while European governments increasingly deploy and promote open source through licensing and procurement policies. Early open source focused on free access and the ability to change and contribute; over two decades those ideals evolved into business models emphasizing collaboration and innovation. Open source has become ubiquitous, powering modern IT and cloud services and underpinning user experiences worldwide. Despite global contribution frameworks, practical barriers remain: regions can be locked out of repositories and local rules can impose constraints on using and contributing to code.
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