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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
Practical illustration
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.
Practical illustration and explanation
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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@jambujack@elobijo
Resources:Huffington PostOpenSource.comWikipedia, “Open Source”Wikipedia, “Comaprison of Open Source and Closed Source”