From 2292565e838e797a24a4181a0d1340ca1767b76d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Runge Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2017 23:54:45 +0200 Subject: thesis/thesis.tex: Adding more on SSR extension in why free software matters. --- thesis/thesis.tex | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'thesis') diff --git a/thesis/thesis.tex b/thesis/thesis.tex index a172a60..59bc109 100644 --- a/thesis/thesis.tex +++ b/thesis/thesis.tex @@ -654,7 +654,14 @@ parskip=never]{paper} This way a high responsibility weighs on these institutions, as they need to ensure further development on systems, not easily accessible to the public, or not feasible for home use (e.g. \gls{wfs}). This situation - however also holds a great opportunity for coorporation. + however also holds a great opportunity for coorporation.\\ + As the development of free and open-source software is driven by its + users and its contributors, its main goal should at some point be to + build a large and dedicated community, so that not only bugs in the + source code can get fixed, but also new features be developed.\\ + Extending a software's functionality and improving its usability, such as + that of the \gls{ssr}, can therefore be seen as an important step towards + a more diverse user base and by that ensuring its further development. \cleardoublepage \section{Implementation} -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2