tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25085722534241848462024-09-11T09:43:12.960+05:30Everything starting from [Novice] beginner -learning a computer to becoming an [Professional] expert in computer in all areas.Abhisek P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14720019741856690739noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508572253424184846.post-55749184232362927502008-04-24T06:00:00.011+05:302008-04-24T06:11:14.347+05:30<p style="text-align: right;font-family:georgia;"><span style="font-size:180%;">U r new 2 the world of<span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"> Open Source</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">...a <span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">hearty</span> <span style="color: rgb(51, 153, 153);">Welcome</span> to u.</span></span></p> <p style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><u>Open Source and Free. What they really mean?</u></span></p> <p style="font-family:verdana;"><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Bet this was ur question when u heard about "Open Source". In fact, <u><i>Open Source</i></u></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> means publishing the Source code of the program. [Source code r the many lines of codes which make the software or they are simply the program lines.] And </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><u style="font-family: verdana;"><i>Free</i></u><span style="font-family:verdana;">" means something which is completely free like air, water, sky, fire, and ...etc.</span><br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: verdana;font-family:verdana;" ><span style="font-size:100%;"> Thus, a</span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:100%;" > <span style="text-decoration: underline;">freely available</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"> software always has a source code(because how could a software be made without a source code), but the makers of software might </span><span style="font-style: italic; text-decoration: underline;font-size:100%;" >not have published the source code</span><span style="font-size:100%;">. This type of software is called "<b>Free Software</b>". E.g. Adobe Flash Player [ <a href="http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer">http://si9.org/122</a> ].</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > Similarly, if a software is </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >free</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > and the makers of software have </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >published</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" > its source code, the type of software is called "</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >Free and Open Source Software</span><span style=";font-family:verdana;font-size:100%;" >".</span></p><p><span style="font-family:verdana;">And, if the software if <span style="font-style: italic;">freely available</span>, but the makers of software <span style="font-style: italic;">charge for the source code</span> i.e. they take money to give out the source code of the software to a particular company or individual; then the type of software is called "</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:verdana;" >Free and Closed Source Software</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">".</span><br /></p><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><hr shadow="noshadow"><center style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:onload;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Related to above See </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;" >also</span><br /></center><div><script type="text/javascript">addthis_url='<data:post.url/>'; addthis_title='<data:post.title/>'; addthis_pub='crownabhisek';</script><script src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/addthis_widget.php?v=12" type="text/javascript"></script></div>Abhisek P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14720019741856690739noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2508572253424184846.post-72175394904089133002007-04-17T09:31:00.000+05:302007-04-17T10:47:18.607+05:30This is the first post. The blog 'll be designed and updated perfectly. Have Patience..<br /><br />Sorry! :( for your inconvenience....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><hr /><br /><div style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);font-family:onload;text-align:center;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Related to above</span></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-family:trebuchet ms;">See also</span><br />Abhisek P.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14720019741856690739noreply@blogger.com0