Open09

Well I survived day 1 of open09 in Preston, and I have to admit, I was wrong – there, I’ve said it, now don’t expect to hear it again for a long time.

I had a slightly cynical attitude going in, something along the lines of it possibly being a bit ‘studenty’ (to quote someone who’ll remain nameless unless they want to be named). As it turned out the discussions I was involved in on Government 4 Creatives and The future of the web were intelligent and grounded in reality whilst exploring some interesting concepts for the futures of both these topics.

For my part, I now have to deliver on one promise I made, that having spent a long time having ‘open source’ explained to me, I would prove I understood what I was being told. So, here’s open source ‘made simple’:

Open source software is created so it’s easy for other people to edit it, either to personalise it or improve it

Bet you’re glad you asked?