History of Computers - Open-Source Software

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Open-Source Software (OSS)

Open-Source Software is a crowd sourced method of coding software. As is implied by the name, open source connects a worldwide community of organizations to individual developers, allowing for those familiar with the source code to collaborate and cultivate new and better ways to code. Unlike closed, proprietary code, OSS can be altered and improved by any developer and can lead to long-term viability.

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Overview

OSS is a computer software made with a license whose copyright holder allows for anyone to "study, change, and distribute." [1] By allowing anyone to take a look at the source code, OSS encourages collaboration and volunteerism and increases the scope of the design perspective for the company over a long period of time.


Significance

OSS is significant to the history of computers because the method results in a nearly infinite peer review process that allows a variety of different approaches to the same source code. [2]


References

  1. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=04jG7TTLujoC&pg=PA4#v=onepage&q&f=false
  2. ↑ https://www.zivtech.com/blog/benefits-open-source-software
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