TECHNOLOGYS ETHICAL LEGAL PRIVACY ISSUES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE
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High quality software with lots of features
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Not as customisable
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May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.
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You can edit the source code to customise it
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Detailed explanation-1: -c) May not have been tested as much as proprietary software, so might have bugs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Open source software costs Setting up-eg you may need new hardware to use the software. Installation-eg you may need to pay someone to install and configure the system for you. Training-eg your staff may not be familiar with some or all of the features of the software and may need some support and training.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is a disadvantage of ‘open source’ software? It may have bugs, since updates are not readily available to fix issues. May have features within the software you don’t need, source code can’t be changed.
Detailed explanation-4: -Expert-Verified Answer. C. Training and help files may be harder to find is the disadvantage of using open source software.