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I figured I should give an explanation of Open Source before I do the Linux article. To put it simply Open Source is when a team of programmers releases the source code to the public so that other people can help out with the project. Two awesome things that come out of open source projects: free software and great software. You may have noticed that a lot of the software we review here at JPT is open source, and for good reason. Read after the jump to learn more.

I’m a huge supporter of open source software, because as I said its great software and its free. If you want a textbook example of popular open source software then look at Firefox, one of the best programs out there, and if you really wanted you could help out with its development. Now that I’ve set the foundation expect the WTF is…Linux article in the near future.

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