Open Source Software VS Closed Source Software
S.No. | OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE | CLOSED SOURCE SOFTWARE |
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01. | Open source software refers to the computer software which source is open means the general public can access and use. | Closed source software refers to the computer software which source code is closes means public is not given access to the source code. |
02. | Open Source Software in short also referred as OSS. | Closed Source Software in short also referred as CSS. |
03. | The source code of open source software is public. | In closed source software the source code is protected. |
04. | This code can be modified by other users and organizations means that the source code is available for anyone to look at. | The only individual or organization who has created the software can only modify the code. |
05. | The price of open source software is very less. | The price of closed source software is high. |
06. | There is no so much restrictions on users based on usability and modification of software. | There is so much restrictions on users based on usability and modification of software. |
07. | Programmers compete with each other for recognition. | Programmers do not compete with each other for recognition. |
08. | Programmers freely provide improvement for recognition if their improvement is accepted. | Programmers are hired by the software firm/organization to improve the software. |
09. | If the program is popular then very large number of programmers may work on the project. | There is a limitation on the number of programmers/team who will work on the project. |
10. | It is purchased with its source code. | It is not purchased with its source code. |
11. | Open software can be installed into any computer. | Closed software needs have a valid license before installation into any computer. |
12. | Open source software fails fast and fix faster. | Closed source software has no room for failure. |
13. | In open source software no one is responsible for the software. | In closed source software the vendor is responsible if anything happened to software. |
14. | Examples are Firefox, OpenOffice, Gimp, Alfresco, Android, Zimbra, Thunderbird, MySQL, Mailman, Moodle, TeX, Samba, Perl, PHP, KDE etc. | Examples are Skype, Google earth, Adobe Flash, Virtual Box, Adobe Reader, Microsoft office, Microsoft Windows, WinRAR, mac OS, Adobe Flash Player etc. |
Difference between Open Source Software and Closed Source Software
In this article, we learn about Open Source Software and Closed Source Software in detail and their concepts and more follow: