by Aswathi P P (Software Programmer, Excellone Technologies)
Open source software requires free distribution of the accompanying source code. It is the software that is freely available to anyone in the source code form. Either the users can download the source code and build the software themselves or the software developers can make executable versions alongside the source.
The availability of the source code free of cost is what makes the software of open source development so popular.
Benefits from Open Source development:
- No license cost for software of open source development, all information is open too with no hidden agendas.
- In case of any problems you get free guaranteed support from the software developers community. This very high peer support, promotes all new converts to develop acceptable levels of code quality through quick training.
- More reliable than commercial software; this robust software costs nothing.
- Fixing any problem even when related to security can be solved within minimum time since the source code of the software is in hand and due to the availability of the large software support forum; which is not normally possible in closed commercial software.
- Evaluating, implementing, or extending a kind of consulting which is available for you in open software. The vast diverse community behind the software makes it more interactive and up-to-date.
- With the source code for a program made accessible to thousands of people, you can feel free from bug related mess-ups. It is very likely that bugs will be discovered before any damage is done.
- Internet links the whole thing. Open source development is a collaborative, independent process. Each developer can always stay in touch.
- The monetary benefit is what makes it the most popular. It requires free distribution of the accompanying source code with absolutely no liability or warranty. If you have the technical and functional expertise to maintain an ERP+CRM application, open source software offers you just that.
Below are some of the most popular services in web that react as open-source development.
1. Apache:
The most popular web server in the world is a fine example for open source software’s 100% reliability, over half the sites on web matrices use Apache to deliver up pages to their visitors.
2. GNU:
First large-scale open source development software project, which brought in global attention to open software was Free software Foundations GNU project. Founded by Richard Sallman, the GNU project has developed many compilers, editors and other development tools along with the free version of the proprietary UNIX, paving way to a new bloodless revolution.
3. Linux, Free BSD:
Two UNIX style operating systems are used in hundreds of different applications like the computer graphics in the most successful movie TITANIC created on a network of DEC Alphas running LINUX while the popular Yahoo web index runs web servers on FreeBSD. These two heart throbs of open software are fine illustrations of the sources of volunteer global collaboration in developing free production quality operating system.
4. Send mail
Program delivers e-mail for most systems on the Internet. It is a rare e-mail message indeed that is untouched by “send mail” at one stage or the other, in its delivery process.
5. Perl:
Web Programming language built to cope up with script development system administration and web/database integration encompasses more than the language itself, there are hundreds of high-quality Perl source-code modules available.
Conclusion
The revolution has already begun with the movement of open source development. The philosophy of business model software development of owning and selling program is now moving towards service-oriented supportive philosophy.
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