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Open source is software with a superpower: anyone can read how it works, change it, share it, and use it for any purpose. It’s like getting a recipe where you’re not just allowed to cook the dish—you can modify the ingredients, share your version with neighbors, even open a restaurant serving it.
When software is open source, you get: - The source code: The human-readable instructions that make the software work - Freedom to use: Run it for any purpose, personal or commercial - Freedom to study: Understand exactly how it works, no black boxes - Freedom to modify: Change it to suit your needs - Freedom to share: Distribute your original or modified version
That Android phone? Linux-based. The website you’re reading? Probably running on Apache or Nginx. Your favorite apps? Built with open source libraries. Even Microsoft Windows now includes Linux. Open source isn’t alternative technology—it’s mainstream infrastructure.
A teenager in Bandung can download the same tools Facebook uses to build services for billions. A startup in Surabaya runs the same databases as Silicon Valley unicorns. When tools are free and open, talent matters more than capital.
Countries and companies using open source can’t be held hostage by vendors. When you can modify and maintain software yourself, you control your digital destiny. For Indonesia, this means independence from foreign tech monopolies.
Why reinvent the wheel when you can improve it? Open source lets developers build on each other’s work. The result: faster progress, better software, shared solutions to common problems.
Individuals and teams who write and maintain code, from hobbyists working evenings to full-time professionals. They’re the heroes who keep our digital infrastructure running.
Groups forming around projects, contributing code, documentation, translations, and support. Healthy communities make healthy software.
Organizations like the Apache Software Foundation, Linux Foundation, and Python Software Foundation that provide legal, financial, and organizational support to projects.
Businesses that use, contribute to, and sometimes commercialize open source. From startups to tech giants, they benefit from and (ideally) give back to the commons.
Everyone who benefits from open source, whether they know it or not. That includes you!
Reality: Many critical projects depend on unpaid volunteers. Solution: Support maintainers through sponsorship, hire them, contribute back when you benefit.
Reality: Some companies extract value without giving back. Solution: Choose truly open projects, support vendor-neutral foundations, advocate for fair contribution.
Reality: Using open source requires technical knowledge. Solution: Invest in education, build local communities, create Indonesian documentation.
Reality: Different licenses have different freedoms and obligations. Solution: Understand basic licenses (MIT, Apache, GPL), use tools to check compliance, ask communities for help.
“Open source means poor quality”: Linux runs on supercomputers and Mars rovers. Quality depends on community, not license.
“You can’t make money with open source”: Red Hat sold for $34 billion. The key is selling services, support, and expertise.
“Open source is insecure”: More eyes find more bugs. Proprietary isn’t secure just because you can’t see the flaws.
“It’s only for programmers”: You can contribute through documentation, translation, design, testing, or community building.
Every line of code we write is open source because we believe: - Indonesian developers deserve to learn from real projects - Our tools should be improvable by their users - Transparency builds trust - Shared problems deserve shared solutions
Browse our projects, use them, improve them, learn from them. That’s not just allowed—it’s encouraged.
Open source isn’t just about free software—it’s about freedom itself. Freedom to learn, to build, to share, to improve. In a world where technology shapes every aspect of life, open source ensures that we all have a say in that shaping.
Whether you’re a curious student, a startup founder, or a government official, you have a role in Indonesia’s open source future. The question isn’t whether to use open source—you already do. The question is whether you’ll help build it.
Start today. Find a project you use. Read its code. Join its community. Make it better.
Because when we all contribute, we all benefit.
“Dari Komunitas, Untuk Komunitas” (From Community, For Community)
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