Categories: All - licenses - advantages - examples - disadvantages

by Cry Wolf 9 years ago

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Open Source

Open-source software is characterized by its availability for free, allowing users to modify and distribute the software under various licenses such as BSD, MIT, GPL, Apache, and MPL.

Open Source

Open Source

Type of license

MPL
Apache
MIT
GPL
BSD

Disadvantages

Price of migration
Not so user-friendly
Fragmentation

Examples

Linux
Google Chrome
Android
Firefox

Price

Paid support
Paid
Free

Advantages

Community supported
Usually replaceable
Free to modify
Fast development
Usually free of charge