Open vs Closed

Here is a short and easy read about the difference between Open and Closed source technology. It gives a few basic characteristics of both and then discusses what purpose each one serves. http://www.extropia.com/aboutus/opensourcetech.html
To me, it seems as if open source is more of a community of programers learning from one another and attempting to develop quality software.

What is Open Source???

Here is a link that i found to give an in depth explanation as to what Open Source really means. Its a great site that is devoted to educating people on the benefits of open source. http://www.opensource.org/docs/osd

Welcome....

Hi all:
My name is Tim Cupello and I am a first year graduate student at SU within the IDD&E program. This is my attempt to creating a blog. Hopefully I am able to post some interesting information and create some engaging interactivity among readers. Feel free to post comments, questions, and/or suggestions. This will be a learning process for me so read at your own risk.