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Seth Kenlon is a UNIX geek, free culture advocate, independent multimedia artist, and D&D nerd. He has worked in the film and computing industry, often at the same time. He is one of the maintainers of the Slackware-based multimedia production project Slackermedia.
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Open source, as far as I can tell, is one of the very few highly-skilled and well-paid career paths that requires no initial monetary investment. You can learn everything you need to get started with time and dedication, but $0. Even once you get started, there are no enforced expenses; your tool chain doesn't stop being free, hidden licensing fees don't surface. It's all based on what you choose to learn and get good at.
The operating system is important. This article doesn't just illustrate why they are important, it illustrates why it's important that the OS is open source, like the rest of the stack.
Great article, thanks for writing it.