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Free & Open Source Software

(FOSS)

FOSS Advantages & Disadvantages


Its applicability in developing Nations like Nepal.

By: Geshan Manandhar “03-00097-2”


BIM 8th Semester
Computer Security and Cyber Law

Really, I'm not out to destroy Microsoft. That will


just be a completely unintentional side effect:
Linus Travolds, New York Times, 2003-09-28.
Free & Open Source Software

There are two terms to separate “free” and
“open source” in FOSS.

Free as in freedom of speech not as in free
beer.

Open mainly points to Open Source Code of the
program, available for others.

So free and open source software is in some
ways free but the source code is available for
analysis.

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Free Software

“Free software” is a matter of liberty, not price.

Freedom to

Run (freedom 0)

Study how program works (freedom 1)

Redistribute copies (freedom 2)

Modify / improvise (freedom 3)

So you may get the software at no cost but as per
the license you can run, copy, distribute, study,
change and improve the software.
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Open Source Software

Source code is open (available for user)

You can modify source code depending upon
license: not totally free

Source code is not free in the sense of users
being able to modify it and redistribute it

There are 10 points to qualify as open source
software, some are:

Free Redistribution

Availability of source code

Possibility of derived works etc
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Popular FOSS Projects

S e r v e r-
O p e r a t in g W in d o w in g D esk to p W eb P r o d u c tiv it y O ffic e
L anguages type
S y stem s S y ste m s E n v ir o n m e n t s B r o w se r s A p p li c a t i o n s S u it e s
s o ft w a r e
L in u x (o r GNU S am ba
G N U / L i n u x ) C /C + + GNOM E
The X A B IW o rd
O pen A pache
W in d o w
F re e B S D P e rl KDE O ffic e
S y ste m M o z illa G N U Im a g e
O penB S D PhP
M a n i p u l a ti o n
N etB S D P yth o n G N U S tep K O ffic e Zope
X F re e 8 6 P ro g ra m
X Fce M ySQ L
G N U /H u rd T cl P o stg re S Q L

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Popularity of Apache Web Server

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Advantages of FOSS

The availability of the source code and the right
to modify

The right to use the software in any way

Core software is free

Evolving software

Encourages hands on

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Advantages of FOSS 2

Not tied to a single vendor

Big community to support

Easy Localization

Better Security

Reliability & Stability

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Disadvantages of FOSS

No maintenance and support (unless purchased
separately)

No warranties regarding media, viruses, and
performance

Staff must be open source savvy

License terms are NOT standard/ Problems
connected to intellectual property

Hard to implement

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FOSS & Developing Nation Like
Ours

Cost Factor($200 for 1 copy of MS windows XP)

Legal issues with software

Security, reliability and stability

Collaborative problem solving

Vendor Independence/ open standards

Localization

Employment

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Who's Doing it

FOSS Nepal Community, www.fossnepal.org.np
 Madan Pursakar Pustakalay (MPP)
 BellaSAP
 IOE – LTSP initiative
 OLCP Nepal
 Etc...

Happy Software Freedom Day.

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