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Introduction
Open Source • The main objective of OSS is to reduce the total cost of software
ownership.

Software • OSS allows anyone to make a new version of the software, port it to
new operating systems and processor architectures, or share it with
other users.
• OSS allows a product to be more understandable, modifiable,
duplicable, reliable or simply accessible, while it is still marketable.

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Open Source Software Commercial (Proprietary) Software Freeware Shareware

Most are available for free. It is not a free of charge; users have to purchase the Copyrighted. Available free of charge Copyrighted. Free during a trial period
license in order to install. Trial version is downloadable – some features are
Source code is available to everyone. Source code is kept secret by the manufacturer or Downloadable disabled. If user want to use all its features, user need
producer i.e. closed source to buy the full version.
Anyone can copy, modify, and distribute to other users. Only the copyright holder can copy and distribute to Closed source Closed source
other users.
User cannot modify the source code User cannot modify the source code
Created by open source community Created by an individual or a company
Owned by an individual or a company Owned by an individual or a company
Examples: Examples:
i. OS – Linux, Ubuntu, Firefox OS (for smartphones) i. OS – Windows, macOS Examples:
ii. Utilities – ClamAV, ClamWin Free Antivirus, Recuva, ii. Utilities – Norton AV, Karpersky Antivirus, TuneUp Examples: Utilities - GoodSync (file backup and file
UltraDefrag Utilities Utilities – Avira antivirus, avast! Free Antivirus, synchronization software), FileScavenger (undelete
and recovery program), WinRAR, WinZip

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Examples of Application Software Examples of Application Software

Type of Program Open Source Software Commercial Software
Type of Program Open Source Software Commercial Software  LibreOffice Base
 Microsoft Access
 OpenLibreOffice.org Writer  Microsoft Word  MySQL
Word processor Database  Microsoft Visual FoxPro
 AbiWord  Corel WordPerfect  PostgreSQL
 Oracle DB
 Firebird
Mathematical formulas  OpenLibreOffice.org Math  Microsoft Equation Editor  Evolution  Microsoft Outlook
 OpenLibreOffice.org Calc  Microsoft Excel E-mail  Zimbra  Eudora
Spreadsheet  GelSheet  Corel QuattroPro  Roundcube  Forté Agent
 EtherCalc  Apple Numbers  OpenLibreOffice.org Draw  Microsoft Paintbrush
 OpenLibreOffice.org Impress Graphics or Drawing  Inkscape  Adobe Photoshop
 Microsoft PowerPoint  Blender  Corel Painter
 Impress.js
Presentations  Apple Keynote  Mozilla Firefox
 Impressionist  Microsoft Edge
 Corel Presentation Web browser  Opera
 Sozi  Apple Safari
 Midori

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Open Advantages and Disadvantages of Open

Source Software Source Software
Criteria Advantages Disadvantages Criteria Advantages Disadvantages
Generally no fee or minimal license Continuing improvement and
Price No compensation or remuneration. No warranty regarding media,
fee. Continuing improvement outstanding improvement are
viruses, and performance.
There will be issues related to possible.
Source code are readily available;
Availability intellectual property for the More likely to be built to open
user has rights to modify it.
individual contributors. Interoperability standard, so interoperable with Users must be open source savvy.
Users may distribute and modify other open standard systems.
Right to distribute or modify No maintenance and support.
improvements to the source code. Development process may not be
No per-copy fee can be asked for well-defined and the stages in
It is sometimes difficult to know the There are fewer conflicting
modified versions, and anyone can Development Processes development process such as
Fees for modifications existence of a new project or the priorities due to market pressures.
use the current code base to start system testing and documentation
current status of a project.
new projects. may be ignored.

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Open source operating system Ubuntu

• Developed by a worldwide community of programmers as well as by employees
of Ubuntu's commercial sponsor, Canonical Group Ltd.
• Based on the concept of open-source software, meaning that you do not pay any
licensing fee for Ubuntu, and you can download, use, and share the operating
system free of charge.
• It is free, providing businesses and every computer user the ability to download
software and to access it at will without having to pay any license fee.
• It includes many of the programs used for everyday computing at no cost, unlike
Windows and macOS.

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Some examples of application software

• Office Suite: a full office suite with a word processor, spreadsheet, and
presentation software. Examples are Apache OpenLibreOffice and LibreOffice.
• Desktop Client e-mail: Evolution, an e-mail program with a similar interface to
Microsoft Outlook. Another example is Mozilla Thunderbird.
• Web Browser: Examples are Mozilla Firefox, Opera, and Flock.
• Database: The two best-known open-source database programs on Linux are
PostgreSQL and MySQL. There are also tools like Glom that provide an easy-to-
use graphical interface for designing and editing databases.

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