Problems with Open Source

 There are several problems with open source sites but the first one that comes to mind is that they are taking on a huge project and may not always have the manpower or funding to efficiently sustain their project. Often times when I would be browsing wikipedia, before I even had assess to my article, I was promoted with a donation box specifically written by the founders and creators urging users to donate to their site and they need the funds to keep this immense project going for future generations to see. The second problem one tends to encounter on these open source sites is doubting how credible a source may be. Since these massive project are always run by a small team or even a micro team, users often doubt where this information is actually coming from and whether it is true or not. This is why even in elementary school, students are taught that wikipedia is not a credible source and cannot be used to write scholarly work. And the last problem I see with open source  sites, is that they are often cited as unsophisticated and untrustworthy. How good can a product be if  it is still this small and is not publicly open to trade with. Open source sites are wonderful and provide a utopian product that almost seems undeserved these days, but their downfall eventually comes when a larger competitor decides that they want them to go down. We must continue to support open source creations, if we do not want to see a future of monopolized internet sites and sources.