Open source software is computer software that is available in source code form so that other users can study, change and improve the software. There are no restrictions on downloading, accessing or modifying them and all open source software programs are completely free. Open source enables people to expand off of one person’s great idea and continue to develop technology. It is very beneficial to developers and anyone who wants to help software to continue to evolve. Being that these programs, such as Open Office and GIMP, are free to use, makes them extremely resourceful to college students working on a budget or really anyone who needs to save money. Many people spend loads of money purchasing programs like Microsoft Office when these open source programs perform many of the exact same functions.
I believe that open source software is a really great concept because it's perfect for the continuation of technology. I see this being very useful to developers and just anyone who wants to help software to continue to evolve. However, I am struggling to find a way to relate this idea to my major of telecommunications. In one way, considering that open source programs are free, if a news station were using a program such as Microsoft word for documents and presentations they could save a lot of money by using open source programs instead. Then the money that was saved from the programming could go towards the purchasing of new cameras and equipment.
The video below exemplifies the idea of open source software, using examples of a few different programs that could be beneficial to many of us in our every day lives.
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