Do you know what's open soure means??

Philippines
May 4, 2008 2:59am CST
Do you know what is an open source softwares? Where can i find one?
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ferdzNK
@ferdzNK (3211)
• Philippines
4 May 08
Open source means the code of a program is available for anyone and you can do whatever you like with it. Check out http://sourceforge.net/ if you need anything else.
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dwarfyray
@dwarfyray (65)
• Philippines
5 May 08
Ahm.. Ok. Thanks.. It means that the development of the program lies on private individuals rather than on private corporations like Microsoft.
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ferdzNK
@ferdzNK (3211)
• Philippines
5 May 08
Yes, you and I can get if we want to without paying a single cent, unlike microsoft they lock it in a vault or something.
dwarfyray
@dwarfyray (65)
• Philippines
5 May 08
So do you use open source programs?..
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dennisjb
@dennisjb (52)
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4 May 08
Open source softwares are softwares that are free to download, including the source code. They are then free to use, if you make any changes to the source code to improve the product you are expected to upload those back, this means that these programs are frequently updated with things that users want to see. Assuming you are using a Windows Operating system visit: http://www.opensourcewindows.org for a list of most of the common programs that are available.
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dwarfyray
@dwarfyray (65)
• Philippines
5 May 08
You mean that the developers of open source softwares are private individuals rather than private corporations. It's like a community project.