Open source

I really like the idea of open source software. I do believe that it's the best way to drive innovation and healthy collaboration.

But lately, I've been wondering if the philosophy of FOSS can be applied to government. In essence, it would help to make government a lot more open, and could encourage the community at large to participate much more. And, since it would make it all more transparent, it could help individuals within the society to choose in what they want to help to build a better government.

The way government is run now, it's a pretty closed system. Which is bad, since it power springs from the people it governs. So, for the benefit of the people, it should be easier to help, make use, and make the government officials accountable for their actions.

As a society, we should push for a kind of government that is easier to participate in. I don't believe there should be a reason why one should be part of a political party to run for office, or why getting information about how it work should be so complicated to get.

The rules now, make it easy to anyone at the government to dodge any claim that any part of the society makes just because they don't like it, or it isn't politically convenient at the moment. That is urgent to change.

There are good signs that some people are making progress, but more need to be done. And more importantly, more people need to get involved.