This entry was written with the developer in mind. Though none of this information is developer-specific, I don’t know of any non-developers who like to go through source code. I do look forward to the day where everyone reads code for the love of it.
Why use free open source software? There are many reasons why you should use it, a lot of which have been covered all over the internet ad nauseum, for instance Why Open Source Software by David A. Wheeler. I am sure they are all great references as to why anyone should consider free and open source software (FOSS) as a software solution. I am here to talk about why I think you should use FOSS and for me, one of the most important reasons to use FOSS is to give you the ability to figure out why things are going wrong on your computer.
