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An Open System is a computing platform that uses Open Source softwares rather than Closed Source/Proprietary softwares.

Closed source software may charge for their software, but might not.

If a development firm releases software for free, but does not release the source code to the public, this is called "Freeware."

Proprietary software generally does not distribute their software for free, and it follows that the owners do not distribute the source code either.

An few examples of proprietary software are Microsoft Windows (Operating system), Microsoft Office (Office Software Suite), Nero (CD/DVD Burning Software), and WinRAR (Archiving Tool).

The point of an Open System is to break away from the use of software that you have to pay for. Some people also go a step further and refuse to use software that the owners do not release the source code of.

This principle is especially useful in business, where a company can save a lot of money making their employees use Free and Open Source software rather than paying licensing fees to use one product on multiple machines.

A few examples of Free and Open Source softwares that do the same job as the Proprietary softwares cites above are:

Debian Linux (Operating System), Open Office (Office Software Suite), K3b (CD/DVD Buring Software), PeaZip (Archiving Tool).

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