12 Reasons for Growth of Open Source

From Netscape Co-Founder's 12 Reasons for Growth of Open Source:

• "The Internet is powered by open source."
• "The Internet is the carrier for open source."
• "The Internet is also the platform through which open source is developed."
• "It's simply going to be more secure than proprietary software."
• "Open source benefits from anti-American sentiments."
• "Incentives around open source include the respect of one's peers."
• "Open source means standing on the shoulders of giants."
• "Servers have always been expensive and proprietary, but Linux runs on Intel."
• "Embedded devices are making greater use of open source."
• "There are an increasing number of companies developing software that aren't software companies."
• "Companies are increasingly supporting Linux."
• "It's free."