The document discusses open source software concepts including free software, open source software, proprietary software, and standards. Free software refers to software that is freely accessible, modifiable, copyable, distributable, and improvable without cost. Open source software is software whose source code is available to be modified and redistributed without limitations. Proprietary software is neither open nor freely available, and its source code is not accessible.
3. Free Software refers to the software if freely
accessible and can be freely used modified ,
copied ,improved and distributed to all the users
without and charges are known as FREE
SOFTWARE.
It follow four freedom levels(0-3):
1. Free to run
2. Free to study
3. Free to redistribute
4. Free to improve.
4. This type of software is freely uses (modified but not
free of cost).It not give free access to the source
software should follow the following criteria:-
1. Free Redistribution
2. Source code
3. Derived Work
4. Integration of Authors source code.
5. OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE ,which refers to
software whose source code is available to
customers and it can be modified and redistribute
without any limitation.
6. It refers to FREE LIBRE and OPEN SOURCE
SOFTWARE which is both free software as well as
open source software.
7. It refers to GNU’S NOT UNIX .GNU Project
emphasize on freedom and its logotype shows a
GNU. This project was initiated by RICHARD
M.STALLMAN with an objective to create a system
compatible to unix but not identical with it.
8. It refers to FREE SOFTWARE FOUNDATION .It is a
non-profit organization created for the purpose of
supporting free software movement
9. OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE is an organisation
dedicated to cause of promotion open source
software.
10. WORLD WIDE WEB CONSORTIUM .It is
responsible for producing software standard for
world wide web . And it define the protocol to
promote its evolution its interoperability.
11. PROPERIETARY SOFTWARE is the software that is
neither open nor freely available . It have less
permission for modification it’s source code is known
available.
12. FREEWARE is free of cost t allows copy
redistribution nut without modification it’s source
code is available.
13. SHAREWARE this software is available with the
rights to redistribute copies with the condition if the
user wants to use certain type of software of the
certain period of time . The license fee must be pay .
It is not similar to free and open source software
because source code is not available and
modification is not allowed in the software .
20. PROPERITARY STANDARD are those standard
which user must have to buy a license to be used
that it is owned by single person ,company or vendor
.
21. OPEN STANDARD are internationally expected
technical standard that guarantee that data , across
the platform through technology may change.
22. OPEN DOCUMENT FORMAT is an XML files format
for representing the electronic document that is
spreadsheet ,presentation , etc.
23. OGG VORBIS is a new audio compression format
which is an open format . It is roughly comparable to
other formats used to store and play digital music ,
such as MP3,VQF,etc.
24. INDIAN LANGUAGE COMPUTING refers to ability to
interact in diverse INDIAN language on electronic
systems . It excepts six INDIA Language as Hindi,
Telugu, Tamil , Bengali , Marathi and Gujarati.
25. UNIQUE CODE refers to provide the unique number
for every character of any platform or language.
26. A FONT refers to set of displayable text characters
having specific style and size