Open Source Discussion Week 3 BA580

OPEN SOURCE DISCUSSION WEEK OPEN SOURCE Open source software is a computer software whose source code is made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose CITATION StL08 \l 1033 (Tidd & Bessant, 2013). Open source software is the most prominent source of common development. The sharing of information over the internet has become very crucial in aiding the innovation and creativity around the world. Firstly, the internet has enhanced people to share ideas across the globe. The internet provides a platform through which individuals across the globe interchange and exchange ideas. This is enhanced through information shared in the websites and other research materials that people have written which provide authentic information which simulate innovation. Also, when people come up with self copyrighted ideas, they tend to invoke the ones obtained from the internet and enhance their repertoires and skills in business advancements. Here, the parties involved tend to incorporate those acquired ideas and develop their own...