Open-source software (OSS) is computer software with its source code made available and licensed with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change and distribute the
software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software is very often
developed in a public, collaborative
manner. Open-source software is the most prominent example of
open-source development and often compared to (technically defined) user-generated
content or (legally defined) open-content
movements.
In our
opinion, there is many reason why people prefer open source software over proprietary
alternatives nowadays. One of them is that, open source software is easily
available to the public and it is usually free. Apart from that, open source licenses grant licensees the right to copy,
modify and redistribute source code (or content). Also, open source have
a very fast fixes for bugs and security exploits, and it is very fast upgrades
to new releases than compare to proprietary software. Besides, open source
software have a faster implementation.
Top 5 most popular open
software versus proprietary software
|
Open Source Software
|
Type
|
Proprietary Software
|
|
TurboCash
|
Accounting Software
|
AME Accounting Software
|
|
Google Chrome & Opera
|
Web Browser
|
Safari
|
|
LibreOffice
|
Office Suite
|
Microsoft Office
|
|
AMANDA
|
Data Backup
|
TotalRecovery Pro
|
|
Xara Xtreme
|
Drawing and Illustration
|
Adobe Illustrator
|
Nadia Nicole
Athirah
Wan Fathiah Norathirah
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