Open Source
Open source is a catalyst for innovation. It plays a crucial role by lowering costs of robust and high-quality technologies, and fostering a sustainable, adaptable ecosystem:
- Easier access to education, academia, and experimentation.
- Mitigating vendor lock-in by simplifying the sharing of data and applications.
- Enhanced sustainability and long term availability of the technology.
- Enabling industrial collaboration, investments sharing and improved product roadmap influence.
- Lowering the price for foundational capabilities.
- Encouraging investments and competition on higher value capabilities.
- Technological enabler for third-party addons fostering a rich ecosystem.