Veronica and Lloyd Puriri wrote:
Hi
I've recently started a business offering a documentation service to
organizations. Originally, I thought I would create the document in Word,
and at completion alter it to PDF before giving to the client. I was
looking at getting a PDF writer on my computer.
Open Source was mentioned to me, but I don't quite understand what it is.
Are you able to give me a brief explanation, that a lay-person could
understand?
The link below is the Wikipedia description. However, projects such as
OpenOffice are produced, often by volunteers, though also by companies,
such that the source code is readily available for whoever wants it.
Such software is also often distributed without charge. This contrasts
with proprietary software, such as that from Microsoft, where everything
is kept secret from the public and the software is usually charged for.
OpenOffice is the open source version of Sun's StarOffice. It is a full
office suite, comparable to Microsoft Office. It can be obtained for
free, from www.openoffice.org.
Wikipedia on open source.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_software
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