Conduct an internet search and determine what industries have benefited the most from open source software. Make sure that you provide specifics about these benefits. What part of our society has it...

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Title: Open-source Software
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Introduction    3
Benefits of open-source software    3

Education industry    3
E-commerce sector    4
Work Cited    6
Introduction
    Technological advancement has influenced every sphere of life. It has changed the way people use and share information. Open-source software has gained popularity inrecent years and has revolutionized the world. It allows the user to see, change, and modify the code. The best thing is it can be easily customized. Education and eCommerce industries have gained the most from open-source software.
Benefits of open-source software
    Definition- Open-source software provides source code that can be enhanced, modified, and examined by anyone. “Source code" is that part which is most not observed by the computer users. It is the code controlled by software engineers to change how a part of software-a "program" or "application"- functions. Software engineers who approach a PC program's source code can improve that program by adding highlights to it or fixing parts that do not work properly. Examples are LibreOffice, Linux, GIMP.The education industry and e-commerce has benefitted the most from open-source software.
Education industry
    Open-source software has changed the outlook of the educational system. It has many advantages such as open-source software allows a high...