9 Reasons to Contribute to an Open Source Project | Linux Today

9 Reasons to Contribute to an Open Source Project

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Cynthia Harvey
Mar 8, 2017

More individuals and organizations than ever before are contributing to open source projects. According to the Black Duck 10th Annual Future of Open Source Survey, “65 percent of companies are contributing to open source projects, up from 63 percent in 2015.”

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