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Proposal to rewrite Sociological and demographic questions and the introduction
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Open Source Software
The term open source software (OSS) refers to software projects that are redistributable, with all source code being made available. Similarly, modifications and derived works are allowed and distributable.[1]
Though open-source software has many similarities to free software, open-source software focuses on the logic of publicly available software creating as much innovation as possible, while the free software movement sees publicly available software as a moral right, creating philosophical differences, though both movements support publicly available software.[1] Because of their similarities, some refer to their projects with both terms; free and open source (FOSS) or free/libre open source (F/LOSS, FLOSS).[1] Whichever the case, because of their respective philosophical focuses, it is generally expected to refer to projects as the creator has labeled them.[1]
The strength of open source software is its community, involving a range of roles from contributors to users. Because open source software is generally made up of voluntary contributions, open source projects differ from proprietary software in their organization, membership, leadership, contribution policies, and quality control.[2] This allows for lower barriers to participation, but also removes the monetary incentive to finish projects.[2] However, there are also some disadvantages.[1] For example, due to being made up of voluntary contributions there may be members who are unhelpful or have agendas that influence their contributions.[1] These issues may be true of any voluntary community and the majority greatly outnumbers the minority of unpleasant participants.[1] Some other issues may be licensing difficulties, disordered projects, language barriers, poor communication, or abandoned projects.[1]
For the consumer, open source software offers and opportunity to share, modify, improve software within the licensing limitations or to enjoy the software others have altered.[1] For society, open source software offers software that can be tailored to the needs of many industries and institutions around the world, including governments, allowing for greater economic development.[3][4][5] Template:Reflist talk Template:Collapse bottom
Wiki Education assignment: IFS213-Hacking and Open Source Culture
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