Why is open source so important?
Open source is so important because it allows developers to contribute their skills and ideas to coding projects in the programming community.  This democratizes coding and is a way to crowd source the development.  It is one of the best and quickest ways to innovate and create new technology.
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### Response: Open source is so important because it allows developers to contribute their skills and ideas to coding projects in the programming community.  This democratizes coding and is a way to crowd source the development.  It is one of the best and quickest ways to innovate and create new technology.