Open Source

I am not sure where to put the ideas falling under topic of "open source". I feel like there is a whole universe of value in it but not sure where to begin.

A number of key points:

1. Open source dispels the "mysticism factor" that intellectual property rights evoke. [that is, "i know the secret, you don't, you want what i got, you will pay dearly for it"]
2. Open source enables education and thus empowers all who seek out open source information
3. Open source enables afford-ability factor that is diminished by the profit motive - the old "no margin, no mission" maxim
4. Open source favors the collaborative effort and discourages competitive behavior
5. open source invites creativity. Anyone can alter or adapt the open source to their own use and needs

• open source = afford-able? (is this true? it seems like it should be. Is it still a matter of economies of scale and scope?)
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