Pros and Cons of Open Source and Closed Source

[ralphzoontjens]

This link works:
https://3dprint.com/171554/open-sour...closed-source/

I think for every project there is a balance between what needs to be open and what closed source.
Certain people want fully open-source hardware, others want a plug-and-play machine.
Having machines closed-source stimulates innovation towards specific markets and development of new and better systems, while open-sourcing elements of your innovation attracts a community and enables incremental improvements to the system.
As a developer you don't want to go fully open-source but you also want input from the community, so this is a careful trade-off towards going more and more open-source, together finding optimal solutions.