Open Source

The 1060 team has decades of combined experience working for industry leading Blue Chip corporations and we have learned there are two ways to change the world.

Method 1

Build a radically innovate product using corporate rules and processes...

Use focus groups, market segmentation, product feature sets, roadmaps, mythical man-decades of development all topped off by millions of dollars of marketing and advertising expenditure.

The result is a product that does the job (maybe) and for which you, the end-user, get the privilege of paying premium pricing to cover the sunk cost. Furthermore, if you want your voice heard, or you need a new feature, try to get your request through the sales guys to the product developers who might then consider including your request in a subsequent release.

Method 2

Be open and go agile...

Have a bright idea (preferably a really great idea) and then share it with as many people as possible. If the feedback indicates you're not crazy, then go agile - implement the idea, get feedback, implement some more, get more feedback etc.

The result is a product that does the job (pre-proven from the earliest stages) and which can be used with the best license for each situation (free or fee depending on the level of community participation). With a a solid community and their support, the idea gains traction - the community will enthusiastically tell others about it; changing the world - just for the fun of it!

What's our idea? It's NetKernel. Download it, join the community and help us change the world.