Open sourcing and crowd sourcing are the latest trends in the software development industry. Though both terms look similar, there is a key difference between open source and crowd source.
Open source is built based on four key pillars, namely, free to use, study, modify, and distribute the software for any purpose. It creates multiple custom software versions. The best well-known example is multiple flavors of the UNIX operating system and Android mobile platform. Open by rule is the theme of the open source culture. Every community member is not allowed to exploit the others.
Crowd sourcing is built based on the marginal interest as well as free time of a large group of people to build an application. This culture benefits the initiator typically without any significant compensation to the participants. In fact, intellectual property and distribution rights are completely...