Five reasons to choose

open source software

open source software Five reasons to choose

The word ‘open source refers to something that can be shared

and accessed because its design is accessible publicly.

This term was coined in the context of computer software

development.

Open source initiatives, projects and products are those that clasp

and celebrate open exchange, participation that is collaborative,

rapid prototyping, meritocracy, transparency and community

development.

open source software Five reasons to choose

In open source software, the source code is available for

enhancement and modification by any person. Most of the

computer users do not see the source code.

The programmers can manipulate to change how a piece of

software either an application or a program works.

A program can be improved by the addition of features or fixing

of the faults by programmers who have been granted access.

The GNU

General Public License, permit free distribution under the same

license for its free usage.

open source software Five reasons to choose

Five reasons to choose open source software

1. Lower Cost: When compared to non-free software,

proprietary software or closed source software the open source

software is economical in cost.

The exorbitant cost of mandatory virus protection, upgrade

charges and support charges, etc. in the proprietary software

consume more out of the business, whereas the open source

software adds value to the business and that too at a lower cost.

Consider web hosting plans like cPanel web hosting, cost less

when compared to the windows web hosting plan / Plesk web

hosting because cPanel hosting is Linux hosting which is free from

licensing cost, unlike the windows hosting.

open source software Five reasons to choose

Five reasons to choose open source software

2. Security: The users’ testimonials about the superior security of

the open source software can be highlighted by the fact that

open source kernel code is accessible for public view.

Linus Law, which indicates that more the people who can test and

see the code, more will be the chances that flaws can be

detected and fixed.

Those products that are closed from public view may contain

bugs, but no one can be sure about the no: of bugs they contain.

open source software Five reasons to choose

Five reasons to choose open source software

3. No vendor lock-in: Vendor lock-in is the restricted and

proprietary usage of a technology, service or solution that is

developed by a vendor or the vendor partner. This technique can

be immobilizing and demoralizing because customers are

effectually prevented from switching to alternate vendors.

There are Commercial and Open Source software and Vendor

lock-in is present in commercial software, but in free and open-

source software, on the other hand, users can make their own

decision to do as they wish with their software also at their

disposal they have a worldwide community that consists of

developers and users.

open source software Five reasons to choose

Five reasons to choose open source software

4. Better quality: When we think of the handful of developers of

the proprietary software in comparison to the thousands of

developers that work for the development and enhancement of

open source software.

It is logical that open source results are something very close to

what is required by the users. Recent studies have shown that one

of the primary reasons why enterprises have chosen open source

software is their quality in meeting the users’ expectation.

open source software Five reasons to choose

Five reasons to choose open source software

5. Transparency: in the proprietary software the vendors’

proclaim that the software is safeguarded and it is adhering to

standards to keep the source code closed, whereas the visible

code in the open source software since it is accessible to users it

instills confidence in the users.

In the end, you are the person to decide what will be better

suited for your business. It can be easy for others to recommend

you what is better, but unless you use both types of the software

and experience their usage you will not be clear, but if you do

then you can make the right choice which will offer better chances

of success.

open source software Five reasons to choose

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