When I think of open source I think of a saying my grandmother use to say, “ too many chefs in the pot will ruin the broth” I don’t believe that open source is the best business model for every business. For example in one of the readings, ‘The Political Economy of Open Source Software’ …
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Nov 08
Open source
By definition, open source is a software code that is made available to, and can be changed by, anybody. Some of the most successful open source software programs are Apache, WordPress and even Firefox. From a worker’s point of view, creating an open source is easy because it’s inexpensive and the control of the source …
Nov 08
Open Source
Open Source is often confused to its alternative commercial software with the benefit of being “free.” But it’s only free when the software is built by the community and not a big corporation. With the ladder, you’ll have to pay some sort of annual subscription. Even with the community built software there still limitations to …
Nov 08
Open source
Open-source software is computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. Open-source software may be developed in a collaborative public manner. The Open Source Definition simply allows redistribution under the same …
Nov 08
How is Open Source Media Changing the Ways People Approach Content?
Open source media is changing the ways people approach content in a way that people are more involved in the content being put up on digital network. Websites such as Wikipedia, Slashdot and Kuro5hin run on peoples contribution, defininitions, links to other websites etc. It’s “human-edited directory of the web.” The information being put in …
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