Open Source and Proprietary Software
- Created by: Georgia
- Created on: 17-11-17 17:48
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- Open Source and Proprietary
- Open Source
- Normally free
- Advantages
- Usually free
- Non-profit
- Benefits everyone
- Encourages sharing of ideas
- Collaboration
- Software can been adapted to the user's needs
- Wide pool of collaborators can be more creative
- Popular software is very reliable and secure
- DIsadvantages
- Smaller projects might be bugy
- Limited user documentation
- No warranties
- No customer support
- Companies may not want competitors to see their code
- The source code is made freely available
- User may legally modify it
- Normally supported by a strong online community
- Users actively help to improve the software
- Propietary
- Advantages
- Better customer support
- Comes with warranties
- Well-tested and reliable
- Fixes and updates come regularly
- Usually cheaper for companies to buy then make their own custom-built software
- DIsadvantages
- Can be expensive
- Software may not exactly fit a user's needs
- Software companies may not maintain older software
- Only the compiled code is relased
- Licenses restrict modification of software
- usually paid for
- Businesses often use it
- Advantages
- Open Source
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