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ARTICLE · 06 DECEMBER 2018

Ground Breaking Decision In Open Source Software: The Versata Software Case

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An Open Source Software is a type of software with a source code which can be modified, enhanced and inspected by ANYONE.

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Anwesha Singh
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An Open Source Software is a type of software with a source code which can be modified, enhanced and inspected by ANYONE.  Source code is that part of a particular software program which empowers a person to alter how the software works or improve it by adding features or fixing parts that do not work properly. Differing from closed software, whereby only the person/organization that created the software has the capacity to alter it, OSS is preferred more and is a better option for the users than the former, granting them more freedom in relation to the software. Some prime examples of OSS are the Apache HTTP Server, the e-commerce platform osCommerce, internet browsers Mozilla Firefox and Chromium. Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn all release OSS so developers can share knowledge, create solutions, and contribute to stable and functional products. There are certain landmark cases in the field of open source software that hold paramount importance in

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