Great ideas spring up every day, but only in certain conditions are they able to bloom. Open-source software is, in fact, one of the best places for these great ideas to bloom.

In a closed-source software environment, a new idea must be proposed to the right person. Then this person or persons must be convinced that the idea is good.Finally, a business model or monetization scheme has to be developed. By the end of all this, the idea has gotten old and, perhaps, been modified and messed with far too much.

In contrast, in an open-source environment, if the idea’s creator believes in the idea, he or she can go straight to making it happen. Later on, the rest of the issues, such as how to make money off of the idea (if that is even the plan), can be discussed and dealt with.

This may seem very simple and even obvious, but it is an important attribute of open-source software: it allows for the rapid development of new ideas into actual software.

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