...Understanding Open Source Software Development Process Abstract: As the assignment requirement, we selected eclipse, Linux kernel and commercial software from the corporation of one member. It is the regret that we had not enough time to collect all statistics by ourselves, and instead of that, papers and blogs are the main resources for open source part in this document. The open source software is introduced before the commercial one. Keywords: development process, code ownership, defect density, bug lifetime Background: Linux Kernel In April 1991, Linus Torvalds, a 21-year-old student at the University of Helsinki, Finland started working on some simple ideas for an operating system. He started with a task switcher in Intel 80386 assembly language and a terminal driver. On 26 August 1991, Torvalds posted the following to comp.os.minix, a newsgroup on Usenet: I'm doing a (free) operating system (just a hobby, won't be big and professional like gnu) for 386(486) AT clones. This has been brewing since April, and is starting to get ready. I'd like any feedback on things people like/dislike in minix, as my OS resembles it somewhat (same physical layout of the file-system (due to practical reasons) among other things). After that, many people contributed code to the project. Early on, the MINIX community contributed code and ideas to the Linux kernel. At the time, the GNU Project had created many of the components required for a free operating system, but its own kernel...
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...Compiere – Open Source ERP Software COMPIERE: OPENSOURCE ERP SOFTWARE Bellalita R. Samik Ibrahim, M. Khalis Anra, Nurlaili Fajriyah, Reishita Indardhati, Rivans Aulia A Maret 2012 ABSTRAK ERP(Enterprise Resource Planning) adalah sistem yang didesain untuk melakukan otomatisasi proses bisnis untuk perusahaan kelas Enterprise (menengah dan besar). Ketepatan pemilihan dan pen erapan dari sistem ERP tersebut menjadi kunci dari efektivitas dan keberhasilan penerapan ERP. Salah satu software yang menggabungkan dan mengotomatisasi data bernama Compiere, yang merupakan software open source pertama yang berbasis Java dan merupakan salah satu software ERP yang paling popular. Alasan utama banyak pihak lebih memilih sistem yang open source (bebas) adalah biaya, fleksibilitas, kemandirian vendor dan generasi pengetahuan internal perusahaan. Kelebihan software ini ialah implementasi cepat , dengan asumsi tanpa memerlukan proses pengambilan keputusan yang panjang, yang umumnya terjadi karena masalah perhitungan biaya dan investasi (serta kerugiannya apabila sistem ternyata gagal) dengan Compiere risiko kerugian sangat kecil. Kata Kunci: ERP, Compiere, open source 1. PENGENALAN COMPIERE 1.1 a. Deskripsi Software Compiere adalah salah satu Server Database software ERP Menggunakan database Oracle versi 9, (Enterprise Resouce Planning) berbasis commercial sehingga secara legal tetap harus membayar open source yang populer saat ini. Perangkat lunak lisensi Oracle walaupun Compiere...
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...Comparison of open source OS and closed source OS Ted Wallick University of Phoenix The definition of closed source Operating System(OS), is any OS made but it's code and functionality is private to the vendor that made it. The end user can neither look at it's core/kernel or change it in any way. If an end user needs a change made, a change request has to be sent to the vendor to get adjustments made. This is how most commercial software is developed. Microsoft Windows OS (PC and mobile), Apple OS X, IOS, and UNIX, are primary examples of closed OS. Closed OS has some Pros and Cons. Pros: * Vendors have complete control over hardware and functionality. * The vendor gets to set some standards with how software and hardware are developed to work with the OS. * Vendor controls Versions and updates * Vendor controls any security issues (personally I would not want this hot potato) * Vendor has some control over what 3rd party developers make * Easier for the OS vendor and 3rd party developers to make money. Cons: * Response to system exploits (things that allow hackers to do whatever) is slower than open source OS due to a limited amount of code monkeys that have intimate knowledge and access to the OS code base * Closed OSs cost end users money hand over fist. Major upgrades will cost money. Most 3rd party software will cost large amounts of money. This is only fair to the people that put great time, effort and money to develop the tools...
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...GENERAL SIR JOHN KOTELAWALA DEFENCE UNIVERSITY CLASS ASSIGNMENT SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY POLICY & PLANNING (MEG 3123) Prepared by Name | Number | | | MBA IN E-GOVERNANCE Programme 111 Year 2 Semester III Report Submission Date : 15 October 2015 Lecturer: Lt Col (Retd) Athula Samarasinghe Student declaration: | I declare that: | * I understand what is meant by plagiarism * The implications of plagiarism have been explained to me by our institution * This assignment is all my own work and I have acknowledged any use of the published or unpublished works of other people. | Student's signature: | Date: | Total number of pages including this cover page | | Submission Date | | Due Date | -10-2015 | Lecturer's Name | Lt Col (Retd) Athula Samarasinghe | OFFICIAL USE ONLY MARKER’S COMMENTS | Marker’s Name | Marks Awarded (100%) | Analysis of Topshoes Company Introduction This is an analysis of make-believe company called “topshoes”, with aim of drafting/imposing IT policies in each area where IT has been used. This hypothetical “topshoe” brand focuses on all age groups of the company. Products of this company maintain high demand in the local market as well as foreign markets. The company is very much concerns with the quality of the products and cost effective ways of manufacturing by using cutting edge technology as well as appropriate IT applications witch effects both quality and cost...
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... despite these difficulties? Write a short paper answering this question. OpenSorce Operating systems:- Opensource operating systems are the operating systems that are designed and licenced in such a way that they are free to use, free to change the os and can be distributed for free.the source code used to design the os is made free to public so that people can change and modify depending on their needs and can create their own custom versions and re entitiled to be mostly free the examples of the open source are linux operating systems like Ubuntu,Free BSD.The contrary of the opensource os are the regular copyrighted os and software where source code is not entitiled to be realsed and the os is completely copyrighted with the publisher like the windows and macos. Developping an Operating systems. An operating system is a software that will interact with the hardware resources of the computer and effectively use them inorder to input from the user/interface and get the desired results. Developping the early OS began in early 1950’s where the initial code is written in assembly language but soon after the evolution of C language most of the design for early unix is done in C language and the evolution lead to the opensource linux kernel which may or may not have used the complete unix kernel But linux is the one of the successful opensource operating systems that is still current. It has a lot of versions and ditributions. The developing of the...
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...U.S. Department of Defense: Enlisting Open-Source Applications 1. Given the critical nature of defense activities, security in this environment is a primary concern. How do the agencies discussed in the case address this issue? Can you think of anything else they could be doing? Provide some recommendations. Although open source software may seem less secure than proprietary software, it might be the other way around. Since the code is openly accessible to a lot of programmers, bugs and loopholes are constantly being checked and fixed, unlike proprietary software where the company still has to wait for the next release from the author or company that created it. But being secure doesn’t mean that it is a perfect software. It will still do some tasks well and others not so well; in other words, like proprietary software, it will still have limitations and weaknesses. Because of this, we suggest for the organization to use open source software only to support non-classified functions such as hr, accounting and payroll – universal business functions where people outside the company are knowledgeable about. By doing so, outsiders and enemies will be completely clueless of the capabilities and functionalities of the software that support their critical functions like military tactics and weaponry details. 2. The U.S. Department of Defense is arguably one of the largest organizations in the world. Managing technology for such an organization is certainly a major endeavor. Does the...
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...Description: Tracing Ethernet Hands-On Lab Instructions: Refer to Hands-On Activity “Tracing Ethernet” on pages 227 and 228 in the textbook. For your convenience the setup application is attached to this lab in Blackboard, so you don’t need to find it online as instructed in the activity. Read the textbook authors comments and discussions for the activity to gain an understanding of the tool and the types of measurements it can take. For this Lab you will need to install TracePlus/Ethernet on your (Windows) computer. (If you have a Mac, the application works fine in VMWare, Parallels, etc. Alternatively, you may use WireShark, Capsa Free, or Packet Peeper, as identified below). In addition to your textbook, refer to your notes taken during the demo of the tool in class. Open the app and select the proper capture interface (Ie – e01, e02, etc. These are your wired connections and wireless connection interfaces, if you have wireless. You may need to try various Ethernet Ports to find some data and get connected to the right interface. You will know you are collecting data when you see packets of information are being displayed. You will see an entry for each packet that arrives). Once the application running and collecting packets of data, as demonstrated in class, do the following: (1) Launch a YouTube video in your browser. Notice the increase in Packets. If you are using TracePlus, you can also see the increase in Bandwidth and %Bandwidth on the virtual Dashboard...
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...De La Salle Lipa College Of Information Technology and Engineering Computer Engineering Department Assignment #1 Submitted By: Submitted To: Mary Anne Palicpic Engr. Josielynn Asi O4B – OperSys Instructor June 30, 2014 OS based on Micro-kernel Structure One approach to modern operating system design is to build the distributed operating system as a set of independent system servers using the primitive, generic services of a microkernel. Compared with traditional operating systems, the micro-kernel approach adds two new aspects to the low-level kernel foundation: distribution and subsystem support. In other words, this technology adds to the traditional monolithic architectures the necessary modularity, key to their evolution, introducing the object oriented approach to operating system design. The micro-kernel provides a virtual machine for processor use, memory allocation and communication between operating system components. This approach has been used in several key projects such as CHORUS (researched at INRIA, France, then developed and commercialized by Chorus Systems), Amoeba (Free University and Center for Mathematics and Computer Science, Amsterdam), MOS (Hebrew University of Jerusalem), Topaz (DEC/SRC), the V-system (Stanford University). The CHORUS product line includes the CHORUS Nucleus, a micro-kernel for core operating system services, and CHORUS/MiX, a binary compatible, multi-server UNIX System V implementation...
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...Database Systems name 3-12-2012 Web-407 Advanced Web Development instructor's name Introduction Most companies need some type of database. A company may be small or extremely large but they all share one thing in common, if they make any type of product, sell anything, keep contacts, balance the books, pretty much anything a business can any will do, they need some type of database or multiple databases to store and later retrieve the data a typical business generates. Choosing the right database is even more important in the age of the Internet, products and services can be sold around the world now and the data from shopping carts and other payment and shipping needs a database too. This article will go into a bit more detail on some of the types of databases that are available and how to pick the right one for your company. Open Source vs. Proprietary This is the big question on a lot of businesses minds these days. Rather to try and cut costs by integrating an Open Source database or a proprietary one. First off let us go over what open source means. Open source software, in this case a database, is software that generally has a limited license for free using. The software is developed and maintained by developers and coders around the world that continuously work at improving the software but providing security upgrades and bug fixes. Proprietary software on the other hand is generally developed, upgraded and patched by a company that sells or licenses the software...
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...Running Head: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DATABASE AND DATA WAREHOUSE 1 Database vs Data Warehouse Patricta Eric Doller Prudue University Relation Database Management Systems Bob Estein March 14, 2015 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN DATABASE AND DATA WAREHOUSE Relational database versus a data warehouse Businesses use new technology in many aspect of running everyday duties, like record keeping. To keep these records organized, companies have separate database and data warehouses. A database is used for a single application, mostly for transactions. These transactions can range from payroll, inventory to sales and any other transaction the company needs on a daily bases. A data warehouse is used for multiple domains running simultaneously. A company should use a data warehouse to show how they are doing, in whole, rather than just in certain areas. The warehouse can also track business trends. Companies do not usually do not put all their information into one database because of the possibility of being hacked into easily by a Hacker and used for the wrong intent. Although, it 2 would be cheaper to have just one database the security risks are too high. These problems would lead to dissatisfied customers, lack of business and lawsuits. So how is a data warehouse different from your regular database? After all, both of these are database, and they tend to function the same way. If you look deeper into them, you will find that they both have tables and they contain data. They both have...
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...Diversification Strategies Lucille Griffin Dr. Marcus Crawford BUS 508-Contemporary Business April 26, 2012 Diversification Strategies Compare and Contrast the two Businesses--Core Business, Their Size, Financials, Global Presence, use of E-Business (Marketing, Sales, etc.) The two businesses I chose to research are Amazon, the more successful business in diversification, and the Campbell Soup Company, the less successful business in diversification. Amazon was launched in July 1996, by Jeff Bezos, and is one of the most frequently visited shopping sites on the Internet with over 12 million customers in 160 countries, employing 1,600 staff. Amazon.com is was one of the first companies to make the Internet safe for shopping by encrypting credit card numbers and storing them on separate systems. The original plan was to give customers access to an enormous selection of books many more than any single bricks-and-mortar bookstore could hold while, being free of the considerable time and expense required to build stores and warehouses and to purchase inventory (Hamilton, D., 2004). Amazon revenues, around $4 billion a year, and is growing by more than 20 percent annually. Marketing, inventory, and warehouse operating costs have been whittled nearly to the bone. Building nine high-tech warehouses, at a cost of about $50 million apiece, parlayed Bezos' idea into the phenomenon that is Amazon.com. While keeping the business at least for then from operating...
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...CONSERVATOIRE NATIONAL DES ARTS ET METIERS Fonction marketing amont et processus d'innovation Devoir de fin de semestre Tal Shamir 19 janvier 2012 Introduction Waze est une start-up basée en Israël, fondée en 2008. Le service qu’elle fournit est une application de navigation GPS de type réseau social, accessible aux smartphones. Elle est disponible sur les systèmes d’exploitation suivants : IPhone, Android, Blackberry, Windows Phone et Symbian. Elle fournit aux conducteurs des mises à jour en temps réel sur la circulation routière, et leur délivre d’autres informations fiables sur les embouteillages, accidents de la route, etc. Cela en utilisant la plate-forme sociale sur laquelle les utilisateurs eux-mêmes sont ceux qui créent les cartes et délivrent les informations, et en ajoutant du divertissement et du géo-gaming. Au plus les utilisateurs s’en servent, au mieux ça marche. Son innovation repose sur l’usage des données obtenues en crowdsourcing pour le système de navigation, une combinaison qui transforme ce service de navigation en plate-forme sociale. En décembre 2011, le nombre d’utilisateurs de Waze a atteint 10 millions dans le monde entier, et propose ses services dans 100 pays. Waze a remporté le Prix Mobile Premier Award de l’innovation en 2010. 2 1. LE CONTEXTE SOCIETAL Il existe plusieurs phénomènes sociaux qui ont permis l’émergence de Waze. Ceux-ci sont la hausse du trafic routier au niveau mondial, l’augmentation de l’utilisation des smartphones...
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...List of Major IT Companies in Chandigarh IT Companies In Chandigarh Major IT Companies in Chandigarh: Infosys Technologies Limited IBM Daksh Net Solutions ICICI Prudential (for Software Development) Onicra QA Infotech Winshuttle Taurus Agile eSys Technologies Limited A1 Tehcnology IndiWork Software Solutions Private Limited Netgains Network Solution Promatics Information Services Soft Solutions Systeam UniSolsInfosyatems Voicepack Infotech Private Limited Boss Computers Chandigarh Infotech Centre Drish Infotech Inde-Dutch System India Seasia Consulting Surya Infonet SmartData The other IT companies that is going to come up soon at Chandigarh are: Wipro Technologies Limited Alchemist Limited Amadeus Bebo Technologies Limited FCS Software Solutions Limited IDS Infotech Limited Karin Informatics Services Limited KMG Infotech Private Limited Microtek International Private Limited Net Smartz Net Solutions RT Outsourcing Services Limited Infosys Chandigarh STPI DLF Building, Plot No 2, Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park, Kishangarh, Chandigarh -160101 IBM Global Process Services DLF Building No. 8, Tower B4th Floor,DLF Cyber City, DLF Phase IIGurgaon - 122002,India Net Solutions 1st Floor Tower C, DLF Infocity Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park Chandigarh UT 160101 India QA InfoTech Pvt. Ltd. Chandigarh Tower C, IIIrd Floor, DLF IT Park Chandigarh...
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...Sun Microsystems, Inc. Binary Code License Agreement for the JAVATM 2 RUNTIME ENVIRONMENT (J2RE), STANDARD EDITION, VERSION 1.4.2_X SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. ("SUN") IS WILLING TO LICENSE THE SOFTWARE IDENTIFIED BELOW TO YOU ONLY UPON THE CONDITION THAT YOU ACCEPT ALL OF THE TERMS CONTAINED IN THIS BINARY CODE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND SUPPLEMENTAL LICENSE TERMS (COLLECTIVELY "AGREEMENT"). PLEASE READ THE AGREEMENT CAREFULLY. BY DOWNLOADING OR INSTALLING THIS SOFTWARE, YOU ACCEPT THE TERMS OF THE AGREEMENT. INDICATE ACCEPTANCE BY SELECTING THE "ACCEPT" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT. IF YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO BE BOUND BY ALL THE TERMS, SELECT THE "DECLINE" BUTTON AT THE BOTTOM OF THE AGREEMENT AND THE DOWNLOAD OR INSTALL PROCESS WILL NOT CONTINUE. 1. DEFINITIONS. "Software" means the identified above in binary form, any other machine readable materials (including, but not limited to, libraries, source files, header files, and data files), any updates or error corrections provided by Sun, and any user manuals, programming guides and other documentation provided to you by Sun under this Agreement. “Programs” mean Java applets and applications intended to run on the Java 2 Platform, Standard Edition (J2SETM platform) platform on Java-enabled general purpose desktop computers and servers. 2. LICENSE TO USE. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, including, but not limited to the Java Technology Restrictions of the Supplemental License Terms, Sun grants you...
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...EMPLOYER PROJECT PROPOSAL HIGH LEVEL PROJECT SUMMARY (to be drafted by the employer) Contact Information Company Name | KCLau Dot Com Sdn Bhd | Employer Executive Sponsor Name, Position & Contact Information | Primary: Evanna Phoon (foundermethod@gmail.com)Secondary: KC Lau(kclau@kclau.com) | Employer Project/Process Owner Name, Position & Contact Information | Primary: Evanna Phoon (foundermethod@gmail.com)Secondary: KC Lau(kclau@kclau.com) | Project Name | Develop a short term Creative Marketing Plan for www.FounderMethod.com to increase their email subscribers to 1,000 & facebook likes to 1,000 likes in 6 months | Brief Profile of the Company | Please provide a short description of the company, its business, products, market presence and total manpower size www.FounderMethod.com is the first & only Business Tips, Training & Resources Online Platform for Malaysian Entrepreneurs. We invite practical expertise & proven successful entrepreneurs to share on our Webinar Platform. Our target audience are those who are time pressed staying in major city or staying remotely not in major city but is very keen to learn and get business information.We just started Feb 2013. | Project Problem Statement(s)/Challenge(s) | Please provide a short, market-oriented, statement identifying the problem this project will address. The statement should outline clearly what to be solved or addressed by the project team. Additional information can be added...
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