OS4B - What is Open Source?
Open Source is an exciting new approach to the design, development and distribution of software. Open Source started when online programmers began collaborating to build alternative, new and technical, platform systems. At the heart of the technical community was the process to share programming ‘source code’. Collaborative’s began to adopt the new techniques and measures by considering a critical strategic element for operations.
Now, the advanced software language sometimes referred to as PHP, can be obtained and improved by any online developer. Commerical software licensing can cost thousands of pounds each year. With this in mind, Open Source can ensure a better quality, flexible, reliable and cost effective strategy, for any business.
The world’s most powerful and secure Linux Operating System was the first of many breakthroughs to appear from Open Source technologies. On its release, Microsoft’s CEO, Steve Ballmer said, “I’d put the Linux phenomenon really as threat number one.” Since then, Open Source has grown into mainstream use in content management systems that include examples Wordpress and Drupal.
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