Leadbeater describes the process of open source work, as one where amaetures play a significant role in the creation of content. (2003) This open source movement " arises from non- commercial spaces, where people engage in activities for personal fulfillment or community involvement." ( Rennie, p43)The main difference that exists between the two is that open source work is baised on the collective intelligence of many non-professionals where as commerical production consists of a qualified team, limitied in numbers.
Open source software has a dominance in niche markets not widely catered to commercially. Large differences exist between open source and commerical production with commercial production often bound by a number of limitations. These limitiations usually involve the money and time that can be poured into these projects. On the other hand, open source work "sucess depends simply on the ability of projects to attract participants of sufficient expertise and enthusiasm. " (Bruns, 2008)
"Perhaps in the end the open-source culture will triumph not because cooperation is morally right or software 'hoarding is morally wrong... but simply because the commercial world cannot win an evolutionary arms race with open-source communities that can put orders of magnitude more skilled time into
a problem." (Raymond, In Flew. 2005)
References:
Raymond, E. 2005. In New Media, T. Flew, 2nd ed. South Melbourne: Oxford.
Rennie, E. 2005. Creative World. In Creative Industries, ed. J. Hartley, 42-54. Malden: Blackwell publishing ltd.
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