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Is Microsoft Office open source software?
no....because an open source software is distributed for free
How much is Open Office software?
Open Office download is FREE. It's what's called 'open source' software.
What is an open source software supposed to do?
Open source software is designed to do exactly what its closed source (paid software) counterpart is to do. Open Office for example is free to use and does the same thing as Microsoft office that costs hundreds.
What the names of some free office accounting software?
The free office accounting software I know about are Libre office and Open office. They are both based on the same open source software and depend of java to be installed to run correctly.
What types of programs are required in the process of software localization?
There are many programs that are required in the process of software localization. These programs include Open Office, Microsoft Office, and other open source software.
Is Microsoft Office is a Proprietary software?
Yes it is. It is owned by Microsoft and they do not give access to the source code for the program, unlike open source software programs.
Is the open source software a viable alternation to the commercial product?
Open source software are not always free. Some of them can be commercial software. In the same way, some freeware are not open source. The term "Open Source" means the source code can be viewed by anyone but some open source products should be buy. Furthermore, a free software is not always a good software. It depends of your expectation upon the quality product. Libreoffice or Openoffice are good Microsoft Office-like suite but the documents they product may be incompatible or have a bad rendering when opened with the original Office suite. In general, your question can be answered with a "YES" but then again, it depends of which Open Source software you are talking to.
Is open source software copyrighted?
Open source software is software that allows the source code to be used. Oftentimes, they are free to use. Open source software is copyrighted.
Are there any open-source small business software suites?
Open Office is a great open source business productivity suite. It is a Java product and is freely distributable.
What you prefer open source software or proprietary software?
I prefer open source software.
What is different between Proprietary software and freeware?
Freeware is computer software that is distributed without charge. Open source is computer software the author of which claims no copyright. There are several ways "open source" is defined, the most popular being GNU. However! Freeware can be copyrighted, and open source can be sold for money.
A is usually open to modification by the general public?
I think it might be along the lines of 'Open Source Software or OSS. Anyone can freely and legally download this software and modify it. An example is open office.
