| "Open source is a set of principles and practices on | | | | project's home page. If you would like something |
| how to write software, the most important of which | | | | added or customized urgently, you can generally pay |
| is that the source code is openly available" | | | | an appropriately skilled software developer to do it |
| The free software movement was launched in 1983. | | | | for you. |
| In 1998, a group of individuals advocated that the | | | | Translation |
| term free software be replaced by open source | | | | With access to the source code it is easy to |
| software (OSS) as an expression which is less | | | | translate the language of the software interface. |
| ambiguous and more comfortable for the corporate | | | | Large closed source commercial software vendors |
| world. Software developers may want to publish their | | | | are usually unwilling to translate their products into |
| software with an open source license, so that | | | | less widely spoken languages, as the market for |
| anybody may also develop the same software or | | | | them would be too small to guarantee profit. |
| understand how it works. | | | | Easy Learning From Examples |
| Benefits of Open Source Software: | | | | If you are interested in programming, open source |
| Low Cost | | | | code provides an excellent resource from which to |
| NO need to buy expensive server software licenses | | | | learn, and open source projects provide a practical |
| or renew. The service includes all required software, | | | | environment in which to test your skills. Just watching |
| and never required any additional software. | | | | the development process can provide an education in |
| Efficient Working | | | | itself. If you choose to submit code to an open |
| The major reason is it is virus free. Also it works fine | | | | source project, it will generally be checked and |
| with lower configuration hardware. You will not | | | | commented on by experienced programmers. Once |
| require to take higher configuration hardware. | | | | you have convinced the project community that |
| Reliability | | | | your code is of appropriate quality, you may be |
| Almost all software releases contains bugs. When a | | | | granted full committer rights yourself. |
| bug is spotted in proprietary software, the only | | | | Large Community and become a part of it |
| people who can fix it are the original developers, as | | | | By adopting open source software you become part |
| only they have access to the source code. Open | | | | of a community of users and developers who have |
| source software is different. As a large number of | | | | an interest in working together to support each other |
| users can access and change the code, bugs tend to | | | | and improve the software. The extent to which you |
| be more visible and more rapidly corrected. One of | | | | engage with this community is up to you, but you |
| the slogans of the open source movement is that | | | | may obtain the intangible benefits of goodwill if you |
| 'given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow' | | | | do. |
| Customization | | | | There is leading software and development providers |
| Closed source applications can only be customized or | | | | who offer a range of powerful Open Source |
| adapted by the original vendor. Open source | | | | Software that provide zero risk, cost effective |
| applications may be customized by anyone with the | | | | functionality. Rather than the expensive and risky |
| requisite skill. Thus, open source software can be | | | | approach of building a bespoke site from scratch First |
| readily adapted to meet specific user needs. Even if | | | | Rate uses a proven base system and simply plugs in |
| you cannot program yourself, it is easy to post a | | | | proven modules as required. |
| feature request on an open source software | | | | |