Software Programs
CLOSED SOURCE
Limitations
Administration Power
Lack of personal upgrades
...
Benefits
Professional product edition
Talented and skilled team
Meritocracy
Donations and subsidies
Team work
Cathedral Model
Built by "individual [and talented] wizards"
Restricted access to the original source code
High copyrights laws
Internet
Speed
Efficiency
Cheapness
"The Cathedral and the Bazaar", by Eric Raymond
OPEN SOURCE
Limitations
Lack of coordination
Lack of stimulation
False democracy
Ignorance of crowds
Unfinished product
Less privacy and security
Benefits
Speed on debugging
Crowd diversity
Different agendas
Different approaches
Different ways of seeing
Requires little coordination
Collect and cathegorize information
Costumer loyalty
Free
Bazaar Model
Create and manage value
Peer production
Every person
Ideas
Thoughts
Beliefs
Every company
Ideas
Thoughts
Beliefs
Central Authority
Syntethise
Choose
Meld
Redistribute the work
Global innovation
Refining old programs