Open Source in Games and Life in General

I just noticed something interesting, as I was installing Star Wars Republic Commando, I happened to see that the music and sound files were .ogg's, otherwise known as Ogg Vorbis Audio files. The Ogg codec is open source and is usually superior to Mp3. Personally I feel is is a step in the right direction for a game company to start using open source products in their games.

Generally I will use whatever product that is available to me whenever I produce some sort of content. If I am programming I will use GCC or some other compiler in linux, for audio I'll usually use Audacity Or Acid Pro, For web design I'll use Macromedia Studio MX( MX 2004 When I can afford It), for graphics I'll usually use Photoshop CS, Freehand 10, Paintshop Pro, and occaisonally The Gimp for windows and linux. I don't really have a preference for using open-source over commercial software, I just use whatever has the most features or just the ones I'm looking for.

Open-Source in general is a brilliant idea- Just look at linux. Open-source though is NOT an end-all, commercial software is still neccesary- Open-source just provides another option. Most people will choose whatever the feel is best for their purpose. Sometimes the best solution is not an Open-Source product but a closed proprietary product.

Thats All I'm going to say on Open-Source for the moment.
more rants coming soon