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Howdy, Zengineers!\nDid you know everything you do all day runs on software? Yup. It\u2019s true. Everything. Well \u2026 I mean, not EVERYTHING, but pretty much everything. Your car. Your electricity. Your phone. Your computer. Your TV. Even our dishwashers and blenders, doorbells and lights, all run on software. There\u2019s no way around it.\nSoftware is powerful and enables the technologies we\u2019ve all become accustomed to. But what\u2019s so unique about it? Well, one of the primary drivers behind software\u2019s viral spread is that once you digitize something, you can share it with everyone at almost no additional cost. The same cannot be said about the tires on my car, or the wood used to make my front door. Since sharing software is virtually free, free-software has come to rule the world. And, that\u2019s Open Source. Software anyone can access, anyone can build upon, and anyone can get the benefit of\u2026 often, at no cost.\nThe engineers and designers behind the software that runs the world realized decades ago that innovation is enabled when these software solutions are shared openly and freely. Business can grow faster. Money can be made more efficiently. Lives can be made better\u2026 all because we share with one another, and collaborate on the world\u2019s big problems through Open Source Software.\nWhat a joy, you might say. So smart. So wonderful. I can\u2019t believe it. Well \u2026 believe it. Your phone may have software on it that you paid for, but your phone simply would not work and, quite frankly, would not even exist, if it weren\u2019t for people AND BUSINESSES freely sharing critical softwares systems with each other. This revolution is starting to come to other industries, as well, as the marginal cost of other technologies continues to be driven down. What an innovative and functional time to be alive. Who uses those words to express the thrill of life? Nerds, baby. Er\u2026 I mean, Zengineers!!\nWe hope you enjoy this episode as much as you enjoy all the Open Source Software enabled technologies that you\u2019re using right now.\nSupport the show:\xa0http://support.zengineeringpodcast.com\nVisit our website for more episodes:\xa0http://zengineeringpodcast.com\nCheers,\nAdam & Brian\nShow Notes\nWikipedia: Open Source Software: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software\nWired\u2019s Guide to Open Source: https://www.wired.com/story/wired-guide-open-source-software/\nUnix v. Linux: https://www.softwaretestinghelp.com/unix-vs-linux/#:~:text=Linux%20refers%20to%20the%20kernel,family%20of%20derived%20operating%20systems\nTop 10 Open Source Hall of Famers: https://www.cio.com/article/3404462/top-10-open-source-hall-of-famers.html\n\n--- \n\nSupport this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zengineering-podcast/support