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Social impacts of ICT

Social impacts of ICT. Open source . Objectives. Look at what the open source is Consider the impact of open source Consider the advantages and disadvantages. What is open source?. Open source software allows users to use the software for free and be able to change it in any way they wish.

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Social impacts of ICT

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  1. Social impacts of ICT Open source

  2. Objectives • Look at what the open source is • Consider the impact of open source • Consider the advantages and disadvantages

  3. What is open source? • Open source software allows users to use the software for free and be able to change it in any way they wish. • The source code is available for anyone to look at and change.

  4. Open source • Click here for a short video about what open source is

  5. Closed source • Software can be free but closed source. • Closed source software stops you from making any changes to the software.

  6. Richard Stallman • Richard believes that all software must be • Free • Changeable • Re-distributable • Richard founded the GNU licence for software which is used by a lot of open source software • Here is a short video of Richard explaining what free software means to him.

  7. Task • Look on the internet and find open source equivalents of • Microsoft office • Internet explorer • Photoshop • Microsoft media player • Outlook • Use open office to note down your findings

  8. The cuddly penguin • Linux is the open source version of Windows. • In many ways Linux is better than windows. • Watch this video to get a taste of what Linux can do

  9. Task • Lets go shopping! • Go to www.dabs.com and find out the cost of • Windows 7 • Microsoft office 2010 • How much would it cost you to buy these?

  10. Advantages of open source • Cost – it is free! • Customizable – Can be set up however you want it • Modular – You can swap software in and out to your taste • Rapid updates – Bugs and improvements can be implemented by the community very quickly. • Less security problems – It is less of a target than main stream products.

  11. Disadvantages of open source • It tends to be more difficult to use • You need to have some level of technical understanding • Not all open source software is good, for example • Video editing • Website authoring • You sometimes get “beta” code which means that it may not be stable.

  12. Task • You are to write a email to your teacher saying whether you think the school should adopt open source software. • You need to decide if we • Use no open source • Suggest one or two which we could use • Completely go open source • You should give reasons for your suggestion. • You should sum up the advantages and disadvantages of your solution.

  13. Plenary • Here are some of the emails sent during the lesson.

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