GitHub this week released the results of its survey on open source software development, practices and worldwide communities. GitHub partnered with researchers from academic institutions, industry organizations and the open source community to collect responses from more than 6,000 participants … One of the benefits of open source software is that the development process is open to the public and available for inspection, noted Jeffrey Carver, computer science professor at The University of Alabama. “This openness gives potential users and potential contributors more confidence in the integrity of the project compared with projects for which they do not have this type of access,” he told LinuxInsider. Sources: Tech News World , ECT News