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Should a company select proprietary, open source, or free software for it's most important information systems?
TUI University
Dr. William Kaghan
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Abstract
Open source software is the type of software that companies should elect for all their most important information systems. For starters, it is one of the most cost effective types of software. It's customized software so you can change it to meet all of your most valuable needs. It is constantly evolving keeping the companies technology up to date. Open source software does not require a new upgrade for features. Simply expansion on what you already have.
Should a company select proprietary, open source, or free software for it's most important information systems?
While companies may use any combination of proprietary, open source, and free software, the most important business information systems should be a form of open source software. Open source software provides a basic infrastructure that companies may use as a "skeleton" to build a program that is designed to specifically meet their needs.
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English: Conceptual Map of the FLOSS (Free/Libre O...Not only is it cost effective but it may also reduce the time needed to carry out basic functions. Open source software allows companies the flexibility to create and modify software to meet it's own, unique, and constantly changing demands.
From a business perspective, one might suggest that open source software requires another employee to modify and explore software functions and capabilities. On the other hand it also gives the business world the advantage of customized software without the specialized costs incurred by an outside company to create and produce such a program. Free software promotes the use of constant upgrades and new features which can be costly, especially considering that ninety percent of it's users have little or no use for a majority of the...