Dave Rankin Follow Writer Expertise Open Source Software Software Development Website Design Application Development Company Info Field 15, Inc Introduction Senior software developer.Co-founder of the digital creative agency, Field 15, Inc.Provider of technical solutions using many open source tools.Creates and distributes his own open source software. Experience Dave Rankin is a former freelance contributor for Lifewire who specialized in open source software. Rankin is the co-owner of a digital creative agency, Field15, Inc. He's been a professional software developer since 1998, writing applications for the desktop, web, and mobile devices.Having worked on everything from websites for small organizations and non-profits to internet and desktop-based applications for enterprise-class corporations and the federal government, Dave has extensive experience providing technical solutions using many open source tools. Dave creates and distributes his own open source software along with electronic music he makes and releases under Creative Commons licenses.He is passionate about free and open source software not only as a technology but also as a philosophy, a legal force, and a development model. Lifewire and Dotdash Meredith Lifewire, a Dotdash Meredith brand, is a Top 10 technology information website, as rated by Comscore, a leading internet measurement company. We provide trusted, clear, and actionable answers to your most pressing technology questions vetted by certified experts, as well as trustworthy product recommendations so you can make the most informed purchasing decisions. Learn more about us and our editorial process.