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Open Source Software

The document discusses open source software, including its history starting in 1983, definition, examples of open source operating systems and productivity software, advantages like availability of source code and ability to distribute modifications, and disadvantages like lack of support and warranties. Open source software aims to make products more understandable, modifiable, duplicatable, reliable and accessible while still being marketable.

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Open Source Software

The document discusses open source software, including its history starting in 1983, definition, examples of open source operating systems and productivity software, advantages like availability of source code and ability to distribute modifications, and disadvantages like lack of support and warranties. Open source software aims to make products more understandable, modifiable, duplicatable, reliable and accessible while still being marketable.

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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

OBJECTIVE To reduce total cost of ownership. HISTORY The free software movement was launched in 1983. In 1998, a group of individuals advocated that the term free software be replaced by open source software (OSS) as an expression which is less ambiguous and more comfortable for the corporate world. Many people claim that the birth of internet, since 1969, started the open source movement. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) that started in 1985, intended the word free to emphasis on positive freedom to distribute rather than a negative freedom from cost. DEFINITION Open Source Definition defines a boundary on the usage, modification and redistribution of open source software. Software licenses grant rights to users which would otherwise be prohibited by copyright. These include rights on usage, modification and redistribution. It is often developed in a public, collaborative manner. Open source software is the most prominent example of open source development and often compared to user generated content. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE VS COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE Free software Source code available Can be copied, distribute to other people Created by person who wants to use it More secure because it is created by experienced people More secure because it is created by experienced people COMMERCIAL SOFTWARE Not a free software, have to purchase the license Source code is kept secret Cannot be copied, distribute to other people Normally created by single person or a company Less secure because it is created to satisfy a need in the market Less secure because it is created to satisfy a need in the market

OPERATING SYSTEM AVAILABLE Debian Gnu/ Linux Linux Solaris Windows XP Mac Os X Slashdot Mandriva Gentoo Linux RedHat SuSE Redhat Ubuntu Linux Fedora COSA

PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE AVAILABLE Application OpenOffice.org2.0Writer, Kword OpenOffice.org2.0Math, KFormula OpenOffice.org2.0Calc Function Word processor Mathematical formulas Spreadsheet Examples of equivalent commercial applications Microsoft Word, Word Perfect Microsoft Equation Editor Microsoft Excel, Quattro Pro Microsoft PowerPoint

OpenOffice.org2.0Impress, Presentations KPresenter OpenOffice.org2.0Base, KSpread KOrganizer, Ktimer, KAlarm OpenOffice.org2.0Draw Mozila Firefox, Opera, Netscape Navigator Gaim, Instant Messenger Time Management Graphics drawing Web browser Database

Microsoft Access

Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Paintbrush Microsoft Internet Explorer

Yahoo Messenger

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ABOUT OPEN OFFICE Advantages Price: generally no or low license fees. Availability of the source code and the right to modify it. The right to distribute modifications and improvements to the code. No per copy fees can be asked for modified versions, and anyone can used the current code base to start new projects. Continuing improvement and outstanding improvement possible. More likely to be built to open standard, so interoperable with other open standards system. There are fewer conflicting priorities due to market pressures. It provides a new forum for democratic action. Disadvantages No indemnification. There will be insignificant problem related to intellectual property. No maintenance and support. It is sometimes difficult to know that a project exist, and its current status. No warranties regarding media, viruses, and performance. Staff must be open source savvy.

Development process may not be well defined and the stages in development process such as system testing and documentation may be ignored

CONCLUSION As a conclusion, open source software generally allows anyone to make a new version of the software, port it to new operating systems and processor architectures, share it with others or market it. The aim of OSS is to let the product be more understandable, modificable, duplicatable, reliable or simply accessible, while it is still marketable.

REFERENCES http://en Wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software#History

http://software.ivertech.com/_ivertechArticle13894_ OpensourcesoftwarevsProprietarysoftware http://www.unesco.org/cgi_bin/webworld/portal_freesoftware/cgi/page.cgi?d=1&g=Software/ Operating_ System/index.shtml

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