## FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE ##

INTORDUCTION:-
Free and open-source software (FOSS) is software that can be classified as both free software and
open-source software. That is, anyone is freely licensed to use, copy, study, and change the software
in any way, and the source code is openly shared so that people are encouraged to voluntarily
improve the design of the software.This is in contrast to proprietary software, where the software is
under restrictive copyright licensing and the source code is usually hidden from the users.

WHAT IS FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE?

Free and open-source software (FOSS) allows users and programmers to edit, modify or reuse the
software's source code. This gives developers the opportunity to improve program functionality by
modifying it.
The term “free” indicates that the software does not have constraints on copyrights. The term “open
source” indicates the software is in its project form, enabling easy software development from
expert developers collaborating worldwide without any need for reverse engineering.
One major reason for the growth and use of FOSS technology (including LAMP) is because users
have access to the source so it is much easier to fix faults and improve the applications. In
combination with the open license, this simplifies the development process for many enterprises and
gives them flexibility that simply isn't available within the confines of a proprietary or commercial
product.

WHY IS FREE AND OPEN-SOURCE SOFTWARE?

Training. Other people like open source software because it helps them become better programmers.
Because open source code is publicly accessible, students can easily study it as they learn to make
better software.
Open source is a type of licensing agreement that allows users to freely modify a work, use said
work in new ways, integrate the work into a larger project or derive a new work based on the
original.

APPLICATION:
TOOLS:1)OFFICE AND PRODUCTIVITY
# Apache OpenOffice is one of the better-known open source office software
suites available. It provides tools for word processing, spreadsheets,
presentations, graphics and databases. Apache OpenOffice lets you save
documents in the OpenDocument format, read Microsoft Word documents and
save your work in Microsoft Word format.
# LibreOffice:
Developed by The Document Foundation, the LibreOffice suite is a fork of
OpenOffice, meaning the underlying source code is the same, but the
software has gone in a different development direction.
LibreOffice boasts the same six applications as Apache OpenOffice—Writer,
Calc, Impress, Draw, Base and Math—but the two suites differ in terms of
applications features, usability and community support.
2)GRAPICS AND MULTIMEDIA TOOL
#GIMP
making it one of the oldest open source creative applications out there.
GIMP is a solid program for photo manipulation, basic graphic creation, and
illustration. You can start using GIMP by trying simple tasks, such as
cropping and resizing images, and over time work into a deep set of
functionality. Available for Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows, GIMP is
cross- platform and can open and export to a wide breadth of file formats,
including those popularized by its proprietary analogue, Photoshop.
#MyPaint
MyPaint is a drawing tablet-centric expressive drawing and illustration
tool. It's lightweight and has a minimal interface with a rich set of
keyboard shortcuts so that you can focus on your drawing without having to
drop your pen.
3)INTERNET SERVICE
open soruce has long been the power house behind the development of the
internet, no least LAMP configration servers that runs on linux apache MYSQL
and PHP
4):INFRASTRUCTURE SOFTWARE
#ZENOSS
Zenoss offers two products to help organizations monitor their IT systems:
Zenoss Core and Zenoss Service Dynamics.
Zenoss Core is the freely available open-source infrastructure monitoring
platform designed for traditional IT systems such as servers, storage, and
networking devices. Core users have access to support through the Zenoss
Community members a library of Community-contributed ZenPacks.
#ZABBIX
Zabbix is an enterprise-level software designed for real-time monitoring of
millions of metrics collected from tens of thousands of servers, virtual
machines, and network devices. Zabbix uses MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite,
Oracle or IBM DB2 to store data.
#Icinga2
Zabbix is released under the terms of GNU General Public License version 2
and is free software. For customers wanting support, Zabbix offers 5
different paid support tiers.
#Observium Community
Observium is a low-maintenance auto-discovering network monitoring platform that
supports a wide range of device types, platforms, and operating systems. Observium
focuses on providing a beautiful and intuitive interface showing health and status of
the network.

4)PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
#java
Java is a concurrent, object-oriented, general-purpose programming
language. It is a popular choice for the development of enterprise, mobile
and Web applications. OpenJDK (Open Java Development Kit) is a free and
open source implementation of the Java Platform Standard Edition (Java SE),
and since version 7 onwards it is the reference implementation of Java.
#Python
Python is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming
language. It is used for the development of enterprise and Web
applications. It supports object-oriented, imperative and functional
programming paradigms. An open source interpreter called CPython is the
default reference of Python. So, Python can definitely be called an open
source programming language.
#C
Cis a very popular programming language used for developing mobile, enterprise
and embedded applications. It is a compiled language, which follows the imperative
programming method.

#C++
C++ is also a programming language used for developing mobile, enterprise and
embedded applications. C++ is a compiled language with imperative and object-
oriented features.
#PHP
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language suitable for server-side Web
development. It is an interpreted language with interpreters for almost all platforms.