With all the advancements in technology it hasn’t just stopped at new smaller, then big cell phones and laptops with detached keyboards and touch screens. Things like door to door sales are being switched over to emails and phone calls in order to sell those products. Because of this you can now research and purchase…
The open source movement isn’t just confined to Linux distributions. There are a lot of great Windows applications that are both free and open source. This means that their code is accessible to the public and can thus be audited by thousands of skilled developers. This, all the same, makes them more secure, feature-laden, and…
Unlike Windows and other similar operating systems, Linux is Free, Open, and Fantastic. For Linux users, finding new software can be a breeze. And that’s not all. The Linux desktop delivers powerful, highly usable, and great applications for just about anything you need to do. Since all these programs are free, you don’t have to…
There’s an increasing number of government bodies, corporate institutions, and nonprofits that are using open-source software such as Linux. As this trend becomes common, it’s clear that cost is not the only motivation for open source programs. There are numerous other, compelling benefits to the use of free and open source software. Security One of…
A Linux distribution is also referred to as a distro, is an operating system that is created from a Linux kernel, often together with a package management system. There are numerous Linux distributions currently available for a wide range of systems, including personal computers, supercomputers, embedded devices, and more. If you are a beginner looking…
Linux is known to be the most popular open source piece of software. Essentially, Linux is an operating system that was discovered by Internet Hall of Fame member Linus Torvalds. Just like Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OS, and any other type of operating system, Linux serves as an underlying layer of software that interfaces between the…
What is “Open Source Software”? As the name suggests, open source Software is computer software that has it source code made open and available. To get this software, one must have a license in which the original copyright holder of the software gives you the rights to study the software, modify or change it and…
