What are the advantages of open source software? (161)

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OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE:

  • The open source softwares are basically those softwares which can be modified and shared publicly.
  • The open source software are those softwares whose source code can be inspected and modified.
  • In general the source code of any software is not seen by the various computer users.
  • All the programmers that have the access to the computer system can perform the changes in the source code as required.
  • In open source softwares, the source code is made available to various other users who can access the source code.
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