Transcript 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??
• 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.
Advantages
• FREE!
• Right to redistribute
modifications and
improvements
• Availability
• Use software in any
way
• Lesser hardware
costs
Disadvantages
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Information overload
Alert Fatigue
Sometimes unreliable
No qualified support available
No guarantee of regular
updates…become outdated quickly
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
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/disadvantagesof-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>.