Abstract Linux and Microsoft operating systems have been developed and marketed in two very different ways. Microsoft has become synonymous with monopoly and substandard software, while Linux is based on free, open source and the concept of open standards, full disclosure and sharing. Microsoft attempts to discourage consumers from using the Linux solution by suggesting that the operating system is less than perfect, yet it remains blind to its own operating system's problems existent within Windows
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has always been the open exchange of information. Yet even in today’s digital environment, many scientists around the world struggle to access quality, reliable research. The bottom line is discoveries need discoverability and that is only guaranteed through full Open Access. How did Free the Science come about? In March 2014, an ECS ad hoc Committee on the Free Dissemination of Research evaluated the evolving publishing landscape and the viability of transitioning to an Open Access publications
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ITS-325 Project Part 1 Summary: Understand the business need of First World Bank Savings and Loan. Banking services that meet required regulations, and provide use of credit cards and loan application in a Linux / open source infrastructure. Point out specific legislation and regulations that meet the statutory compliance criteria. The proposed plan would have to meet PCI / SOX / and GLBA regulations. For PCI compliance we would need to conduct an annual risk assessment using a SAQ (self-assessment
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and is open to all faculty, staff, and students of UMassD. A course outline is listed below; all courses will take place in LIB-128 from 3:00pm-4:00pm on Tuesdays in October. * October 06: Overview of Data Management & the DMPTool * October 13: Types and Formats of Data, Contextual Details & OpenRefine * October 20: Data Storage and Security, Repositories and Archiving & Git/GitHub * October 27: Legal and Ethical Issues, Data Sharing & the Open Movement (Open Data, Open Source
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summary when looking at the perspective as a company looking to do business with the DoD and the ability to use open source interfaces one should consider both the cost, ease of use for the end user and the availability. The concept is that technology uses the most modern Web-based interfaces and programs (O'Brien, Marakas, 2011). The company should understand the benefit of using a Open Source Software (OSS) which basically allows others to copy, modify or even reissue without have to pay for In this
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Thursday morning. I suddenly heard two large thuds at my door. I wasn’t expecting any company, so I waited to see if I heard the same noise again. Then it happened, shivers went down my back the hairs standing up on the back of my neck. I knew I had to open the door so I finally walked over; my body tensed when I turned the knob. I opened the door cautiously, there was a man dressed in an army generals uniform. I nervously asked his name he replied in a deep powerful voice “General Jones and you are Ms
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serve multiple business units with new applications. As a startup, Flipkart initially used open source technology to support the launch, but soon found that open source business intelligence (BI) tools had limited functionality. Shinde says: “Scalability was a problem. It was hard to drill down into our data to produce complex reports.” QlikView impresses Flipkart as replacement for open source BI In August 2011, the company invested in its first licensed business discovery software
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Research Paper Microsoft and FOSS 4/23/2012 IT 302 Research Paper Free Open Source Software also known as FOSS has fared pretty good since the Microsoft posted a high-level summary of 235 patents that were allegedly violated in 2006. Since this scenario happen FOSS has grown and partner up with big name companies. In an interview that Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer said that ”We live in a world where we honor, and support the honoring of, intellectual property, FOSS patrons
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which ran a version of UNIX called Minix. Minix was developed as a learning system and was very popular in the universities. Torvalds found out very quickly that he did not like the Terminal emulator that was provided, and since the source code for Minix was open source, he began a project to develop his own code to design an improved emulator that provided more functions especially on a hardware level. As he further developed the code and more functionality was added Torvalds decided that his design
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Software Piracy in Pakistan Piracy is considered to be illegally spreading of anyone’s work. Being an illegal act measures should be taken to ban it and violators should be punished. The history of piracy goes back to the ancient times when people started trading and they were robbed in their ways to the destination. In the 20th century the word piracy was expanded to redistributing, selling or copying of some ones work without one’s consent. With the advancement of technology and individual work
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