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Open source software allows the users to be able to see and modify its
design. The creator or creators of an open source software make its source code
available to the public. This is one of the major differences between an open
source software and a private commercial software. It is one of the reasons why
open source software are so appealing to most people. Users can change the source
code of an open source software at any times. It lets them
feel that they are a part of a community that can help improve the software. One
of the advantages of an open source software is that it generally receives
updates and fixes faster than a proprietary
software because its users can modify its source code. If a user edited
the source code of an open source software, they must also allow other user to
be able to edit their code.
LibreOffice
is a open source software. It is similar to Microsoft Office. It has features
such as a word processor, a spreadsheet program, a PowerPoint program and more. LibreOffice is being constantly updated.
I find
open source software to be appealing. They allow people to contribute to them.
Open source software let the users communicating with one another when
contributing to the software.
References
LibreOffice.
https://www.libreoffice.org/features/
"What
is open source software?" http://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source
Nice! What open source is is clearly told in this blog entry. In a concise way, open source is defined and compared to its opposite, commercial software. The advantages and traits of open source is also concisely explaned. One of its benefits, being able to quickly update software, is interesting and new to me. Also, I've never heard of LibreOffice, and that might be useful information if I don't want to buy Microsoft Office.
ReplyDeleteI like the way it is more concisely explaned what open source is, for the people who don't know about it. It could possibly be more in depth, telling about the history of how it came to be.
I see this as both an op-ed and technical blog, because it's explaning what open source is, and also expressing the author's approval of it.