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Open Source Software and Important Today.

The Internet in just a few years radically has changed the technical foundation of information supply chain. Within that, the movement of open source software was increased too. Open Source enable diverse production models, communication paths, and interactive communities. It has become an accepted software development model that has proven that it can usually deliver code that is more reliable at lower cost than proprietary development methods. Software which delivered with open source methodology were more reliable because it revealed the source which many people can review it and update it as long as fulfill the agreement. By revealed the source code will grant us a high security trusted software, if we have enough skill we should see what the program do, if we can’t fix the problem or we see a suspicious code we can ask someone else that we trust. As the example, the problem of Linux operating system can be fixing in a few hours as the problem found. Using the open system software, it is just not like buying a cat in a sack.

Open Source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the product’s source materials (source codes). The open source model allows any user to view and modify a product's source code. The idea of open source is then to eliminate the access costs of the consumer and the creator by reducing the restrictions of copyright. This will lead to creation of additional works, which build upon previous work and add to greater social benefit. The open source model can allow for the concurrent use of different agendas and approaches in production, in contrast with more centralized models of development such as those typically used in commercial software companies "Open source" as applied to culture defines a culture in which fixations are made generally available. Participants in such a culture are able to modify those products and redistribute them back into the community. Organizations and individuals that adhere to this model believe that the benefit that they gain from improvements to their software provided by the community of software developers is more important then protecting their competitive advantage.

Why Making Open Sources?
Open Source was developed because of the needs, satisfy, popularity, and money. Open Source Software (OSS) comes up because there is no a suitable software for our needs. The needs of security and integrity make some programmers develop their software as open source. Sometimes programmers develop software because they love it and become the proof of their intellectuality. Good and interesting open source software will make many programmers interesting joining the project, which will make the creator more popular. Even open source usually doesn’t give the creator a direct benefit but by making a lot of open source software or joining the project will making someone improve their self value, which will help them joining a company. If the OSS we created were used by many companies that it will grant us a chance to build a software service company.

Recent Advances
Open Source Software are becoming not just an alternative software solutions but also
take a main part of global software development Open Source Software doesn’t provide the creator with direct profits Within the phenomenon’s, there should be regulation of standard and quality of service open source provided.

The competition open source and close source development. People who don’t have a great skill in computer will rather choose the close source than an open source.
Indonesia open source movement tried to handle the serious software piracy problems by using the open source software (OSS) as the exchange of limited software.

Open Source Today
Things that will be explained in this paper :
- What is the real phenomenon about Open Source that happen now?
- What is exactly the benefit of making Open Source for the developer?
- Is there any global regulation that controls the development of Open Source?
- How Open Source distribute its products all over the world?
- Is there any disadvantage from Open Source?
- How Open Source develop in Indonesia?

Author :
13504021 Dian Syahfitra
13504031 Gahayu Handari Ekaputri

posted by Gahayu Handari @ 11:26 AM