When you buy software you can use the developed software according the licenses set. It is common that the software source code is a company secret. When you want to customize software you need the source code and mostly the software source code will not be delivered.

Why not ?

Because then everyone can change and customize the source code, link the existing code with other software, copy the code and the traditional business model of selling software doesn’t work anymore. The code becomes open source software, only without the license to customize, change or copy the code.  So not ideal for the traditional software salesman, he will loose his company secrets and his income.

When you use Open Source Software you will get the rights to change, edit and distribute the code for free.

• Some Open Source Software has to be paid for and the rights of distribution or use can be restricted.
• Open-source software development gives you the freedom to change easily from software provider, software programming company because every programmer who knows the code, the structure of the Open Source code and who has the Source Code can customize it for you. When the Open Source is heavily customized it will take some time for the new company but mostly the basic structure will remain, and that helps a lot.

!!  Ask always for your source code when a programmer makes software for you, also when the programming company uses Open Source Software, also then you will need the source code to make modifications in the future.

Software exists mostly out of 2 parts;

    The software you use

The software includes only the software parts to run your software application. Nobody can change or edit the code without the source code.

    The source code

The source code exist out of the full code. With that code a programmer can change, edit and copy the code. When the code is big, it will take a while for a programmer to get to know the code but after the software analysis the source code can be customized.

Benefits for you ?

Every software application build with Open Source can be changed by any programmer who knows the Open Source Software Code when the customized source code is available. So you’re not depending on 1 programmer or company anymore but can change from software provider and programmer whenever you want. An extra benefit is that some Open Source software is so good that it is used all over the world. Some open source software has multilanguage options, also most of the Open Source Software IT Outsourcing Asia uses.

    Joomla content management system, PHP Programming with MySQL Database;

Joomla CMS modules; E-Newsletter, Search Engine friendly URL's, Secured pages Extranet, Form builder, FAQ builder, Image Manager, Banner Manage.

    E-commerce shop, shopping cart, e-shop, PHP Programming with MySQL Database;

OS-Commerce, Virturemart for Joomla, Zen Cart

    Directory Software, PHP Programming with MySQL Database;

Esyndicat

    Enterprise Resource Planning software

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