I open source because once upon a time, when I was a lowly entry level Supply Chain Analyst that had no influence over IT expenditures, I often fell into a trap where I needed better tools but couldn't buy them.
-Access Databases have stupid problems, but SQLServer is too expensive? Postgres!
-SAS is out of reach and Excel is dumb for multiple linear regressions? R!
-Reporting is too manual in Excel and VBA is fragile? JasperReports!
-Cognos/OBIEE is not possible? Mondrian!
Open Source amplified my power and productivity by 10-100x, and it didn't cost me a dime. Small contributions ended up making even bigger impacts. Open Source is a positive feedback loop, and you get a surprising amount back for the tiny bit that you put in.
-Access Databases have stupid problems, but SQLServer is too expensive? Postgres! -SAS is out of reach and Excel is dumb for multiple linear regressions? R! -Reporting is too manual in Excel and VBA is fragile? JasperReports! -Cognos/OBIEE is not possible? Mondrian!
Open Source amplified my power and productivity by 10-100x, and it didn't cost me a dime. Small contributions ended up making even bigger impacts. Open Source is a positive feedback loop, and you get a surprising amount back for the tiny bit that you put in.