Dara Ali_Homework #4

Dara Ali
CSC 101
Homework #4
Open Source

Open-source software
Open-source software is a ”computer software that is available in source code form for which the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders.” Also, “some open source licenses meet the requirements of the Open Source Definition… [it] permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.” It can be said that “Some open source software is available within the public domain.” It is free, licensed, and publicly distributed on the internet for lovely users worldwide.
“The free software movement was launched in 1983.” “In 1998, a group of individuals advocated that the term free software should be replaced by open source software (OSS) … which is less ambiguous and more comfortable for the corporate world.” In addition, the open source “label came out of a strategy session held on April 7, 1998 in Palo Alto.”

Jing
Jing is a cool software application and can be downloaded for free on the internet. Based on giving ability to capture images on the computer screen and providing the service of making videos so easily, Jig is a program that everyone needs to use. As an application within the Open Source, Jing provides excellent service-for free.


iTunes
Apple software that provides and immeasurable service on the internet in the field of music and movies, is called iTunes. Can be used online and downloaded for free, iTunes is a very useful program proving services that might coast a lot amount of money on other sources.



• Open Source Software is much better than 'proprietary software' because, as far as I know, open source software provides applications on the internet for free, a very useful feature. In addition, open source software is properly licensed and does not have registration problems like other proprietary software.




Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software