Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Advantages Of Open Source Software

Open-source web development is the most viable means for those who want to develop high-performance website without bearing the huge cost that a professional designer would charge. These open-source softwares can be used for various functions in an organization. From telecommunication and operating systems to accounting and personal conductivity applications—open source softwares can be utilized in every sphere.
Open source softwares offer certain specific advantages that are chiefly responsible for their popularity.
Cost-effective
Budding developers hugely depend on open source softwares because in some occasions they are compelled to work with meager salary while ensuring that the quality is not compromised. Thus using free software saves them of the purchasing cost. You don’t have to shell out any amount for upgrading them.
Hardware support
Another advantage of using open source software is that it does not take much effort to download. Moreover, they are compressed and easily portable. But when you running a program developed using free software, they are as efficient as any other paid-for application.
Integrated management
Open source software applications come with high integrating power as they are equipped with technologies like web based enterprise management, and common information model. These technologies help your site achieve great administrative efficiency because they allow you to integrate servers, applications and workstation management.
Open source has lesser restrictions than paid-for ones
If a designer is using commercial software, for which he has paid substantial amount, he has to abide by certain rules. Lock-ins, license fees are some of the disadvantages of using such softwares. But with open source softwares, you are freer. Another advantage of open source is that options for customization are greater than in it than commercial softwares.
No license fees
Since you can download open source softwares from Internet, you need not bother about license fees. Moreover it cab be downloaded as many times as you need and there is no fear of tracking, or monitoring.
Free online support
Using open source softwares does not mean that if you encounter a problem in implementing it you are in a pool. There are several online communities that offer advice and assistance. Today, some of the companies that develop softwares and allow free download provide supports and maintenance as well.
It is for these reasons that open source softwares have become such popular in IT industry. They are not only cost-effective but also easy to implement. Certain open-source softwares facilitate the development of user-interactivity sites which is the need of the hour. For these various reasons, open source web softwares are in such demand today.





3 comments:

Rehman said...

Which is why i use oss :P

Aliff said...

true that, why pay for something u can get for free?

faidz nadz said...

any drawbacks?