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Open Source Software
V/S
Proprietary Source Software
Today’s Demand, Tomorrow’s benefit's….
Definition Pros And ConsDifferentiation
THE WAY WE WILL
PROCEED
Open Source Software’s
It is a software that is free to use and
provides the original source code
used to create it so that advanced
users can modify it to make it work
better for them.
Examples: Linux, GIMP, Blender
Inkscape ,Mozilla Firefox 3.0
,OpenOffice.org…
Types Of Open Source Software
Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) is distinguished
by open source software of which the full copyright,
patents and trademarks are controlled by a single entity.
Project/Community open source is developed and
managed by a distributed community of developers who
cooperatively improve and support the source code
without remuneration.
Proprietary Source Software’s
It means the company that developed the
software owns it and no one may duplicate or
distribute it without the company’s permission .
Examples: Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe
Photoshop CS3, Adobe Flash CS3 Corel Office X3,
Windows 7…
OPEN SOURCE PROPRIETARY
V/S
“Open source software is a development
methodology; free software is a social
movement”
- Richard Stallman
Pros Of Open Source
Free to try before you buy
Better security
Open standards
Fewer bugs and faster fixes
Free supports
Avoids vendor lock-in
“It’s the open source software that is eating the world
up!”
- Anonymous
Cons Of Open Source
Minimum support leverage
Usability
Increase business risk
Reduce competitive market
“Proprietary software’s are inevitable because of
their stability and functionality.”
- Anonymous
Pros of Proprietary Software
Usability
Stability of product
Tailored Support
ownership
“Proprietary software tend to have malicious
features. The point is with a proprietary program,
when the users don’t have the source code, we
can never tell. So you must consider every
proprietary program as potential malware.”
- Richard Stallman
Cons Of Proprietary Software
Dependency
Software opacity

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Open source V/S Proprietary

  • 1. Open Source Software V/S Proprietary Source Software Today’s Demand, Tomorrow’s benefit's….
  • 2. Definition Pros And ConsDifferentiation THE WAY WE WILL PROCEED
  • 3. Open Source Software’s It is a software that is free to use and provides the original source code used to create it so that advanced users can modify it to make it work better for them. Examples: Linux, GIMP, Blender Inkscape ,Mozilla Firefox 3.0 ,OpenOffice.org…
  • 4. Types Of Open Source Software Commercial Open Source Software (COSS) is distinguished by open source software of which the full copyright, patents and trademarks are controlled by a single entity. Project/Community open source is developed and managed by a distributed community of developers who cooperatively improve and support the source code without remuneration.
  • 5. Proprietary Source Software’s It means the company that developed the software owns it and no one may duplicate or distribute it without the company’s permission . Examples: Microsoft Office 2007, Adobe Photoshop CS3, Adobe Flash CS3 Corel Office X3, Windows 7…
  • 7. “Open source software is a development methodology; free software is a social movement” - Richard Stallman
  • 8. Pros Of Open Source Free to try before you buy Better security Open standards Fewer bugs and faster fixes Free supports Avoids vendor lock-in
  • 9. “It’s the open source software that is eating the world up!” - Anonymous
  • 10. Cons Of Open Source Minimum support leverage Usability Increase business risk Reduce competitive market
  • 11.
  • 12. “Proprietary software’s are inevitable because of their stability and functionality.” - Anonymous
  • 13. Pros of Proprietary Software Usability Stability of product Tailored Support ownership
  • 14. “Proprietary software tend to have malicious features. The point is with a proprietary program, when the users don’t have the source code, we can never tell. So you must consider every proprietary program as potential malware.” - Richard Stallman
  • 15. Cons Of Proprietary Software Dependency Software opacity