Question

In a few paragraphs what are the pros and cons on the usefulness of open source projects. Specifically speaking about QA

Answer 1

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We will be getting an answer in three parts :

• Describing Open source project
• Pros of Open source
• Cons of Open source

Open Source Project This term was introduced in the software developement as refering to something which anyone can inspect , modify and share. This can be understood as the code is developed by the developer for the developers and anyone can change the code for the improvement inside it.

These are the free softwares which are developed and the source code is open to the developers and to protect the parties engaged in the open source the owner of the project can use the Creative Common Liscence. This liscence enbles everyone to share and build upon the work. Some examples of the Open Source are Firefox, chromium, LibbreOffice etc.

Pro's

• Personal Benefits - Being helpful and for the sstisfied feelings
• Good community recognition - Different occupations try to show their experience in the different way and a developer can opt for this one and can get the community recognized
• Software quality and security - The quality will be high as the thousands of minds are been used at a same place & same goes with the security
• Self-advertising - If you work on great you or your comany wil be self advertised

Cons

• Possibility of misunderstanding - As thousands of people may work on together , many beliefs and disbeliefs may create a misunderstanding resulting in the chaos
• May be a threat to the core business value - May be a potential threat to the real business of a company as if the developers are more diverted towards the open source.

So these are the pro's and con's of the open source projects. Hope you have a clear idea related to the same

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