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Open Source Software - E-Commerce - Lecture Slides, Slides of Fundamentals of E-Commerce
E-Commerce is a growing and dynamic field. It is of special concern for the IT students. Following are the fundamental aspects of these Lecture Slides : Open Source Software, Microsoft Office, Computer Software, Licenses Permit, Redistribute Copies, Original, Proprietary, Open Source, Computer Program, Proprietary Software
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Open Office – A cheaper alternate
to Microsoft Office
What is Open Source Software? Computer software whose licenses permit usersfreedom to: • Run the program for any purpose • Study and modify the program • Freely redistribute copies of the original or modifiedprogram
Most people use proprietary software • Proprietary:
can’t open hood, not clear what happens, can’t change it • Open source:
can open hood, can see what happens, can change it
Open source is like...
-^ Changing & sharing curriculum^ –^ Education resources^ –^ Learning & Leading with Technology
, May 2003
-^ Changing & sharing cooking recipes^ –^ Experimenting^ –^ Improving^ –^ Customizing •^ Philosophically makes sense to educators