Open Source Software What are the advantages of Open source software vs closed software
Date Submitted: 11/02/2004 10:53:06
Closed source is any software product to which a normal end user has no view into the source code of the product. Examples the Microsoft Operating Systems.
Open source software is any piece of software where a normal end user is granted a full view into the source code and has the option to modify this code for his or her own purpose.Examples Linux
Open Sourced software by definition, is any program or application
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evolution of source code
*License Must Not Be Specific to a Product: The rights attached to the program must not depend on the program's being part of a particular software distribution. If the program is extracted from that distribution and used or distributed within the terms of the program's license, all parties to whom the program is redistributed should have the same rights as those that are granted in conjunction with the original software distribution
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