Overview
The term "open source" was introduced in the software development
industry andrefers to something that anyone can review, change and
share. It is a specialized approach to computer programming that
extols the values of collaboration, transparency, and community-
centered development.
To protect allparties involved in open source, project owners can use a
Creative Commonslicense. Creative Commons (CC) licenses allow
anyone to share, use, and update work.
Open-source software is usually a free software product that gives
developers access to thesource code. You can improve program
performance, add some features, and fix bugs. Some examples of
such software are LibreOffice, Mozilla Firefox, and Chromium.
Benefits of open-source development
➢ Sense of value
The truth doesn't have to be hidden: Work exhaustion torments
developers andsoftwarevendors’ HR strategies. When you own a
business, show them that their work has value by motivating your
employees to get involved in open-source development. Apart from
working on your commercial projects, they also add value to the wider
developer community by working on open-source projects.
By helping your developers achieve these goals and values, you keep
them interested in workingwith you. The same is true if you are self-
employed. When you are involved in the development of open source
software, your work will make sense and you will not resent it over
time.
➢ Software quality
Open-source codeis often of higher quality. Software
created by development teams can be oflower quality
than thousands of developers around the world with
experience across a wide range of technologies,
industries, and projects. Errors in open-source
software are identified very quickly because the code
is constantly checked by multiple developers.
Even codewritten by a single developeris often of
higher quality if it is open source.If you're writing code
that only you or your close colleagues can see, you
probably don't really care about the style of the code.
But when you write code that everyone can see, you
do your best to not to look like a monkey. Community
reviews, posts, and refactoring are very helpful here.
➢ Data security
You should useanopen-source software development application
as it is more secure. Thecommunity immediately detects and
reports security vulnerabilities which software owners usually fix
immediately.
When a patentedsoftware product has a security flaw, no one will
know about it until someonefalls victim to the threat it poses.
Open-sourceproducts cannot and will not knowingly misuse user data, as is the case withsome corporate
software companies. The community and open-source software development companies will recognize this
abuseand the reputation of the software and its owners will be destroyed.
➢ Customization
Developing open-source software usually means creating customizable software. Since the code is
opensource, developers can easily make changes to the functionality of the interface.
For example,Apache CloudStack is open-source software that simplifies cloud computing.Another example is
the open source Botpress platform, which allows developers to easily create custom chatbots.
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