Open-Source & Proprietary Software

SOLON HARMONY B. DOLOREDUC 190 – COMPUTERS IN EDUCATION

What’s in store?

What are proprietary software?

Examples of open-source software

Examples of proprietary software

Advantages and disadvantages of open-source software

Advantages and disadvantages of proprietary software

What are open-source software?

What are proprietary software?

Computer programs that are exclusive property of their

developers or publishers, and cannot be copied or distributed

without complying with their licensing agreements.1

What are open-source software?

A program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original

design free of charge…typically created as a collaborative

effort..[and] sprouted…as a response to proprietary

software. 2

Examples of proprietary software

Apple iOSMobile Operating System

Yahoo! Chat Client

Microsoft Word

Microsoft WindowsOperating System

Apple Safari Browser

Examples of open-source software

Google AndroidMobile Operating System

Pidgin Chat Client

OracleOpenOffice Writer

Ubuntu LinuxOperating System

Mozilla Firefox Browser

Stable system support

Guaranteed to be safe

Easier to install and update

Stable /Fast

deployment /Comprehensive

support

Advantages of proprietary software

Often expensive

Nearly impossible customization

Least freedom

Costly /Less control

Disadvantages of proprietary software

Free

Customizable

Most Freedom

Economical /Most control

Advantages of open-source software

Often requires in-depth technical knowledge

No guarantee of platform development

Often no stable platform support

Unfamiliar and requires a

steep learning curve for

average users

Disadvantages of open-source software

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Which should you choose?

It depends on:

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2 Open source. (2011). Webopedia. Retrieved February 2, 2011, from http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/open_source.html

Advantages & disadvantages of proprietary software. (2011). Informally published manuscript, Portal Rasmi Jabatan Pelajaran Negeri Kedah, Malaysia. Retrieved from http://www.kedah.edu.my/sahc/a_portal/portal_tekvok/ict/nota_com_sys/Microsoft%20Word%20-%20les_57.pdf

Gonzalez-Barahona , J.M. (2000, April 24). Advantages of open source software . Retrieved from http://eu.conecta.it/paper/Advantages_open_source_soft.html

Gonzalez-Barahona , J.M. (2000, April 24). Perceived disadvantages of open source models. Retrieved from http://eu.conecta.it/paper/Perceived_disadvantages_ope.html