This module focused on open source software. Open source software is FREE software that is available and able to be edited in a forum fashion. Proprietorial software is licensed software that is usually purchased from a manufacturer, such as Microsoft office and adobe software. What open source does is offer free alternative to these often expensive software programs. For example, gimp is the open source alternative to photoshop. Audacity is the open source alternative to apple garage band. What is better about open source software is that upgrades are infinite because people can post software and allow others to improve it. The only draw back are the potential viruses that can result from the software.
For my career open source software can be beneficial currently for my class I have to work a lot with photoshop right now all I can afford is to use the software trials. Software like gimp does the same thing and is totally free. Although,open source might now be satisfactory for my professional work because if everyone has photshop no one else can manipulate or alter my work.
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