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Why is open source a particularly important community for driving innovation in the tech industry?originally appeared onQuora:the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.

AnswerbyMarianna Tessel, Chief Technology Officer at Intuit, in theirSession:

I got a chance to deeply understand the world of OSS (Open Source Software) while I was at Docker, which is one of the most popular and used open source projects. I have to confess that I fell in love with this method of writing and consuming software.

Since then, I've been a fierce advocate of open sourcing projects and supporting the OSS community. There are many reasons for it and it is a beautiful win-win for companies, communities and software users. Obviously, the availability of software that is open and the ability of a passionate community of developers to evolve is great and known. But consider also these angles if you are a tech company:

Open source is a great opportunity to elevate your tech portfolio as a company, showcase your innovation, and tap into great talent. People who join your company can be instantly productive in areas where you use open source.

It allows companies, entrepreneurs and anyone who uses the code to rely on a great community of developers. It empowers the users of OSS with the ability to evolve a component that they rely on.

Yes, one of the most exciting reasons for me is that it allows a project to get life. When you open source a project, you take code that was typically only shared within a company, and you open it up to the world. When you put your code out to the world, suddenly it becomes part of the industry. Your software continues to evolve, and it continues to stay relevant, as people adopt and contribute to your code. It breathes new life and meaning into the project, and allows it to live on.

For us at Intuit, were really supportive of our engineers using open source, contributing to open source and most importantly - open sourcing their projects. We want engineers to put their code out there, and evolve it together with the OSS community for the benefit of the industry.

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