What makes open-source apps great? (sopuli.xyz)

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Many apps have code that is closed and not visible publicly. Other apps like CoMaps, have code that anyone can see and use. What makes open-source apps great?

Transparency: You or any developer can peek under the hood, see exactly what happens and how your data is handled.

Community Power: Developers worldwide collaborate, spot bugs faster, and add cool features you’d never get from closed-source code project.

Innovation: Because anyone can improve or fork the project, ideas evolve quickly— crowdsourced creativity.

Freedom: No lock‑in, no hidden fees, and you keep control of your digital life.

“Users” can be co‑creators, making software safer, smarter, and more adaptable for everyone.

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[-] kopasz7@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Linux kernel for example:

By changesets
Huawei Technologies	1281	9.2%
Intel	1254	9.0%
(Unknown)	1097	7.9%
Google	917	6.6%
Linaro	837	6.0%
AMD	750	5.4%
Red Hat	672	4.8%
(None)	564	4.0%
Meta	414	3.0%
NVIDIA	389	2.8%
SUSE	333	2.4%
Oracle	318	2.3%
NXP Semiconductors	275	2.0%
IBM	260	1.9%
Renesas Electronics	224	1.6%
(Consultant)	208	1.5%
Microchip Technology Inc.	192	1.4%
Arm	187	1.3%
MediaTek	164	1.2%
Collabora	144	1.0%

By lines changed
Oracle	91852	12.0%
AMD	89761	11.7%
Google	56504	7.4%
Intel	44062	5.8%
(Unknown)	33765	4.4%
Realtek	33277	4.3%
Linaro	31234	4.1%
Huawei Technologies	27856	3.6%
NVIDIA	25441	3.3%
Red Hat	24073	3.1%
(None)	21498	2.8%
Meta	18783	2.5%
MediaTek	17599	2.3%
NXP Semiconductors	14342	1.9%
SUSE	13749	1.8%
Brocade	12154	1.6%
Microchip Technology Inc.	11651	1.5%
Pengutronix	10200	1.3%
Broadcom	8054	1.1%
Marvell	8036	1.0%

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this post was submitted on 25 Aug 2025

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