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Published online 25 June 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030623-6
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Openness makes software better sooner
Sharing code for computer software is best way to rid it of bugs.
Computer software develops more effectively when its code is freely accessible to all, UK researchers have calculated.
This will come as no surprise to the legions of supporters of open-access software, such as the operating systems and tools the Linux and Apache projects distribute.
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