Open Source Media

By jambujack

What is Open Source?The term "open source" refers to something that can be modified and shared because its design is publicly accessible. the open source revolution started way back in the 1980s by a man call Richard stoneman

According to lego –bitblue

According to lego - bitblue

Importance of open source for Business?

Access to the source Free remix and redistribution

High Degree of Corporation

End to predatory Vendor Lock in

OS

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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

Software whose source code has been made publicly accessible (Open)

NB: The source code is part of the software that most computer users don’t ever see, its that code Computer programmers or hackers manipulate to change how a specific software works

Difference btn OSS & Propriety software

Open source Propriety

• Open source code

• Users are both consumers and makers

• Closed source code

• Users are only consumers

Open Software benefits to businesses 

1.Security – “given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow” – Linus T.

2.Quality – OS packages have been made by many people hence quality.

3.Freedom – Access to source code & open exchange

4.Customization – Ability to fix features or remove any

5.Flexibility – Linux can work on wearing out PCs as well

6.Support option – Every OS package comes with support options

7.Auditability – Any one can see the set of code that makes a specific software hence building confidence

8.Cost – Cut down in the cost of maintaining anti-virus, hardware, software and etc

Though open source originated in the context of software, today open source is used to represent a set of values – open source way

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WIKIPEDIAWikipedia is an online encyclopedia written collaboratively by the numerous people who use it.

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E- LearningeLearning is learning utilizing electronic technologies to access.

Benefits• No Boundaries, No Restrictions• More fun• Cost effective• Studying while working

future• Gamification• Matrix.

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Resources:Huffington PostOpenSource.comWikipedia, “Open Source”Wikipedia, “Comaprison of Open Source and Closed Source”