incorporating existing publicly available source code within another piece of software. Because the term open source has such broad implications, I will attempt to explain it within the context of this paper. Open source code comes with many different licenses such as GPL, BSD, and MIT. I will describe the most popular licensing options and how they differ. Many companies believe open source software projects have an immense lack of accountability; this is simply untrue. Lastly, open source software has
The Microsoft Public License and How it May Be Utilized Table of Contents About the License 3 Description 4 Legal and Ethical Analysis 5 Compatibility 6 Legal Aspects 7 Future Implications 9 Current Programs 9 Comparing to Other Licenses 10 Conclusion 11 References 12 About the License The Microsoft Public License (MS-PL) is a type of license solution that has been endorsed by the Open Source Initiative for many open source projects. This license was designed with
Open source softwares are free softwares which are designed by developers to be distributed free of cost for the benefit of community. These softwares also provide the code with which the user can modify and distribute the software under the same license. In order to understand about the freeware and how it started we need to start from beginning . In the era of 50 and 60 almost all the softwares along with the source code was freely available with computer so people can change them according to their
Boing Boing is "A Directory of Wonderful Things" and reports on things like Amazon's poor e-book system and other "wonderful" things (Doctorow - Boing Boing). In addition to his writing Cory Doctorow, is a copyleft activist. Copyleft is the general term for a license that requires the work created to be given away for free, and says derivative work must be licensed similarly. (See watermark) Instead of copyrighting his work and hoping to sell books, he gives his work away for free. This not only helps
Table of contents Num. Title Page 1. Table of contents 1 2. Appreciation 2 3. Introduction 2 4. History 3 5. Platform dependencies 4 6. Programming language used 5 7. Operating system (OS) model used 6 8. Hardware 7 9. Software 8 10. Cost 9 11. Reliability 10 12. Security 11 13. User-Friendly 12 14. Conclusion 13 15. References 14 Introduction An operating system (OS) is an intermediate program which used to run other program in a computer. OS is considered as backbone
Linux or Windows? Open Software versus Proprietary software? When most people think of the best operating system, they first think of Windows and the OSX. However, Linux and many of its open source software are becoming more predominantly emerging in the current day and age. Linux widely touted for its small user base but Cost free, High Security, flexible user control and stability. Windows for it’s largely user base and wide customer range and support. In this paper, I will be discussing and doing
For the very start of this story about Linux we would like to define, in simple lines, what would be the Linux and its properties. Linux is an operating system, much like any other operating system but with a dose of uniqueness, that is based on the model of custom and open source free software research and development as well as the flexible movement on the market. This system was meant to be free from the first time it was made and published. It happened to be that the Intel x86-based pc’s were
powerful, free and inexpensive to own based on UNIX [1]. It is a POSIX-compliant with versions available to install in cell phones, supercomputers and most computing systems [1]. Linux is an open source program as its source code is available to the general public for use and the right to modify from its original design without any charges [1]. New code will be added to the next version made available with Linux if it is accepted as a universal improvement [1]. The code will continue to exist and developed
obsolete and inefficient. The existence of private software is considered important only in specific applications. However, the free software brings more advantages and benefits. Free software brings a lot of benefits to the informatics and the users in general. It can bring more advantages than the private software because it can be secure and appropriate for businesses, a powerful tool for educational institutions, and be improved to help the community. First of all, Everyday businesses are facing constantly
supports several widely used operating systems including Windows, Linux and UNIX. So it can be used by d... ... middle of paper ... ...tions for MySQL. They can use MySQL as an open source RDBMS under the GNU General Public License (GPL). Likewise, they can also obtain a commercial license from Oracle Corporation by paying the required fees. At the same time, the enterprises also have option to use Drizzle, MariaDB, Percona Server with XtraDB, and other offshoots of the popular RDBMS. Many analysts
efficiency and flexibility of UNIX, using all advantages of modern personal computers. From a financial point of view, Linux has a very significant advantage - it is not commercial. In contrast to the operating system UNIX, Linux is free to the general public GNU license... ... middle of paper ... ...ct, and Sybase are already offering turnkey solutions for Linux. Works Cited Blum, R. Linux For Dummies. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2009. Gagne, M. Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death
Blender 3D, usually known as just Blender, is described by the Blender homepage, Blender.org, as a “free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems.” What this basically means is that Blender is a free program that allows someone to create things in a virtual three-dimensional space on almost any computer. This means that someone using Blender can create anything they want, a car, a sword, a house, or even a toothpick, that only exists on the computer it is created
application software. As we all may know, Windows Microsoft has always been a commercial high-level sale in the retail industry and an in domain operating system used today. But there are more operating systems than just Windows Microsoft than the general population may assume. Linux is another well-known operating systems, which is free and open-source software. Linux is also used in companies we would have never thought of like Google, NASA, USPS, Amazon and many more companies. Linux and Microsoft
Android Incorporation, which was founded by Andy Rubin, Rich Miner, Nick Sears and Chris White in the year 2003, is acquired by Google in the year of 2005 [3]. Android Incorporation is based in Palo Alto, California. After acquisition, it is operated as a subsidiary of Google and the founders (Andy Rubin, Rich Miner and Chris White) continue staying with the company [59]. Andy Rubin has become the leader of the Android project at Google. The Open Handset Alliance (OHA) which comprised of chip makers
“Open source as a development model promotes: a) Universal access via free license to a products design or blueprint, and b) universal redistribution of that design or blueprint, including subsequent improvements to it by anyone” (Gerber, Molefe, and van der Merwe 2010) In the past fifteen years, the principles ‘Open Source’ have exploded into the software industry. (Open Source Initiative 2012; Weber 2004) Open software now rivals the market share and quality of closed, commercial products. (Spinellis
Windows NT and Linux: An inside look and comparison! One of the many challenges of a corporation, small business or educational institution is how to network the people within and outside the organization. Linux and Windows NT are two network operating systems that suit this purpose well, each having its respective advantages and disadvantages. One organization (Nichols College), began utilizing each operating system for two very different purposes. I will explain the function of the two operating
lewrockwell.com/orig/kinsella2.html Schwartz, John. ?A Heretical View of File Sharing?. New York Times Online. 5 April 2004. URL: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30813 ?The Approved Licenses?. Open Source Initiative. 2004. URL:http://www.opensource.org/licenses/index.php The Mentor. ?The Conscience of a Hacker?. 8 January 1986. URL: http://surf.to/jaeger/hackman.html ?The Open Source Definition?. Open Source Initiative. 2004.URL: http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition
What makes Windows so popular? Some say it is so user friendly. What exactly makes it so user friendly? An answer to that question could be that is has an incredible desktop environment with which almost any user can sit down and interact. More choices are available because, Linux is coming into the arena with some desktop environments that are just as user friendly as Windows. These will offer as much versatility if not more to allow for some great customization and installation of separate applications
for LINUX. Support for Solaris is also present but is still in beta stages. XAMPP is developed by Apache Friends which was founded by Kai ‘Oswald’ Seidler in 2002. It is a non-profit project and can be distributed widely because it has a GNU General Public License. It was developed by XAMPP’s designers to allow the website designers to test their work on their own computers without any need for the internet. Once installed, the computer acts as a host to a website and files can be accessed through
1 Project 1: 1.a RFC 4707: The Netnews Administration System: The Netnews Administration System is a platform which has been made for ease for administration and utilization of Netnews via online. Further the newsgroups data kept in the centralization boundary database in an environment of client-server protocol to be distributed. Moreover, the data can be accessed by news servers, news administrators, and the readers. However, three of them have different access, such as the server can perform configuration