Chapter 6. Open Source Software: Free, But at What Cost?
If you’ve ever used Google or Yahoo! to search the Web or been amazed by the special effects in movies like Lord of the Rings, Cars, or Happy Feet, you’ve witnessed the power and capabilities of a particular type of software called “open source software.” Successful open source software projects bear names like Linux, Apache, and BSD. It is not necessarily different from other types of software such as Microsoft Windows, QuickBooks, or Intuit’s TurboTax. Developers who create open source software use the same programming languages and can put their software on the same kinds of devices like personal computers, automobiles, or mobile phones as do other software manufacturers.
But open source ...
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