Open source Software | Proprietary Software |
It refers to the software that is developed and tested through open collaboration. | It refers to the software that is solely owned by an individual or the organisation that developed it. |
Anyone with academic knowledge can access, inspect, modify and redistribute the source code. | Only the owner or the publisher who holds the legal rights of the source code can access it. |
The project is manned by an open source community or programmers. | The project is manned by a closed group of individual or team that developed it. |
They are not aimed at unskilled users outside of the programming community. | They are focused on the limited market of both skilled and unskilled end userd. |
It provides better flexibility that means freadom which encourages innovation. | There is very limited scope of innovation with the restrictions and all. |
Ubuntu, firefox, FreeBSD, OpenOffice, LiberOffice, Drupal, GNOME, etc | Windows, macOS, iTunes, MS-Office, Adobe Photoshop, etc |
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Open Source Software Vs Proprietary Software
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