1. By Fintan Morrison

2. Why it has a place? It has a place because some people like to edit the software to their liking also the software may need to be changed. People may prefer to have the option to change things where as with proprietary software people may feel blocked out. Open source software can come a lot cheaper than big proprietary software such as Microsoft office. Here is a link for you and for prospective buyers to look at: http://www.opensource.org/ http://www.opensource.org/

3. What is it? In opposition to that there is proprietary software such as Microsoft office word which do not allow you to edit the coding in their software and it is illegal if you do so and against their copyright. Open source software is a computer software where people who own the software can submit idea’s into where the software was made and then in the next edition the idea may be used Open source logo

4. To end Thank-you for listening and I hope you go out and try to promote open source software over proprietary using the files and videos I have. Here is a final website about proprietary software so you can learn a bit more about our competition: http://www.blurtit.com/q564373.html http://www.blurtit.com/q564373.html Microsoft windows is an example of proprietary software

5. Our goal to get it on the market Another website to look up information on the software is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software The website above is an open source website and a lot of people would find things hard to find things out, without Wikipedia. Here is a website that includes a video explaining how open source software is the way forward it has audio sound in it so you may want to turn your speakers up: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-lowO8oZps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-lowO8oZps

6. What is proprietary software ? It is a piece of software that doesn’t give you a source code; This is mainly because the software owners may have concerns about you changing the information, making it less help full to others. Also, with proprietary software, the owners are able to add update to it’s software, and also it’s a great money scheme – they can make money from charging for updates that are essential for your computer

7. This could be good because it stops people from messing with the hard work that the software manufacturers had worked hard for This could also be bad because sometimes, the information isn’t always correct.