The concept of open source technology appeared in 1983, when richard stallman, a programmer and researcher at MIT, proposed that technology should be open source. He wants programmers to have more freedom, because he believes that programmers can create better versions of software and bring about revolutionary technological changes as long as they provide source code. This idea led to the birth of 1998 Open Source Promotion Association (Adey, 202 1).
Over the years, many things have changed. There are new trends and new ideas in the field of open source software, which create more opportunities for programmers to learn, adapt and realize their teaching and contribute to the happiness of open source software (Wallen, 2022).
Let's take a look at some of the biggest trends in open source technology that will change the industry in the next few years.
The demand for full-stack developers and IT personnel with open source skills will surge. The diversity of stacks used in the development, modeling and operation of software systems will provide programmers and developers with plenty of opportunities to enhance their skills. Experience in cloud computing, DevOps tools, Kubernetes, Python, PyTorch and other fields will enable programmers to optimize their business and increase their income. Enterprises and enterprises, big or small, hope to fill the gap when investing in the power of open source technology and solving the positive impact of customer problems (Kamaruzzaman, 202 1).
The adoption of Kubernetes (as an open source container orchestration platform for cloud applications) will increase. This will make compatible open source container formats widely used, as described in the Open Container Initiative. Although the learning curve required to realize Kubernetes is huge, everything goes smoothly as a large number of IT teams around the world realize the real potential of this technology. Kubernetes is considered as the most important open source technology, and its adoption rate will increase in 2022 (Wallen, 2022).
Snap and Flatpak are both systems designed to distribute Linux applications. Although these systems have been ridiculed over time, they simplify the installation process of applications and make room for more applications on the desktop. Thanks to Snap and Flatpak, applications such as Slack, Spotify and Skype can be installed without any difficulty. These two systems are needed now, and the Linux community will understand their importance sooner or later. In the near future, a completely default Snap and Flatpak release will be released on the App Store. This will be a treat for new users (Kamaruzzaman, 202 1).
With the popularity of open source technology in today's IT industry, it is necessary to strengthen security measures to prevent network attacks on this technology. New tools that can scan open source software vulnerabilities will be introduced and often used to mitigate any harm. IT companies and organizations engaged in open source technology will invest in new versions of software and patches to improve the overall security situation.
When hackers find unpatched open source vulnerabilities, they can insert annoying viruses or software, and they will invade the software supply chain. But now all this is going to stop. Organizations like the Linux Foundation will strengthen their games and prevent hackers from implementing their malicious designs. The development of advanced open source tools such as digital signature services will continue to develop in 2022 and beyond (Wallen, 2022).
This is also a wish, and it is easy to see the dawn in 2022. A brand-new open source social network is possible in all aspects, which may bring difficulties to Facebook. This kind of social network can completely change the execution mode of social network and will give programmers and developers greater freedom to improve the user experience of the general public.
Technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL) and data-driven technology will continue to exist, and their implementation and execution will increase rapidly. Artificial intelligence can be of great help to human beings because it can perform boring and monotonous tasks over and over again, saving developers and programmers a lot of time. They can turn their attention to the smarter task at hand. Using GPT-3 and other NLP libraries, artificial intelligence can accomplish these tasks automatically. Some artificial intelligence assistants are smart enough to generate source code for developers, such as Tabine, gitHub Copilot and Codota. They are still in the early stage, but gradually mature over time (Wallen, 2022).
Steam Deck is a portable handheld game device. In 2022, Linux decided to play games. Linux will not replace Windows in the field of desktop games, but it will prove that Linux is also a feasible choice when playing games through steam (Martinez-Torres &: Diaz-Fernandez, 20 13).