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Open Source Software

Open Source Software. By: Cheyenne Combs. What is open source software?. Open Source software is a program where the source code is available to the public for modification of design free of charge. Why free??.

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Open Source Software

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  1. Open Source Software By: Cheyenne Combs

  2. What is open source software? • Open Source software is a program where the source code is available to the public for modification of design free of charge.

  3. Why free?? • Open Source software is free of charge because it will produce a more “bug-free” product for everyone to use. They are not worried about the named ownership or financial gain.

  4. Advantages • FREE! • Right to redistribute modifications and improvements • Availability • Use software in any way • Lesser hardware costs

  5. Disadvantages • Information overload • Alert Fatigue • Sometimes unreliable • No qualified support available • No guarantee of regular updates…become outdated quickly

  6. Open Source Operating Systems • Desktop operating Systems • Mandriva • PC BSD • Server Operating Systems • Free BSD • Red Hat • Special Purpose Operating System • Smoothwall Firewall • Knoppix Rescue CD • Commercial Support • Actuate • Alfresco

  7. Works Cited • Beal, Vangie. “What is Open Source Software?” 31 August 2010. Webopedia. 26 September 2008. <http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Computer_Scienc e/2005/open_source.asp>. • Gonzalez-Barahoma, Jesus M. Advantages of open source software. Web. 24 April 2000. • D., Tyler. Reference.com. n.d. <http://www.reference.com/motif/computers/disadvantages- of-open-source-software>. • Reyes, Francisco. “Open Source Subnet.” 10 March 2010. Networkworld. <http://www.networkworld.com/subnets/opensource/031010 -select-an-open-source-os-opensource-subnet.html?page=1>.

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