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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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Your NEEDS
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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