missional

After writing a previous post about using sandboxes in church, I got to thinking about another topic that piques my interest: open source software. For years, I have been a big fan of open source software.  In web development, the first content management system (CMS) I used was Mambo -- an open source CMS that used PHP and MySQL.  When Mambo transformed into Joomla, I followed along.  The componenets, extensions, and modules were created by fellow Joomla users who made their work available free of charge. Open source software is simply software where anyone can contribute to its development.  Many projects may feature a core team of developers who do much of the heavy lifting.  However, one of the great benefits of open source software comes through the community that is created around the software. With the best software, its often the community that surrounds the software that finds bugs,…