ABSTRACT
Proprietary software are programs whose licenses give the user permission to run them
but are not allowed to share, alter or even redistribute them while Open Source
Software/Free Software (OSS/FS), also abbreviated as FOSS (Free Open
Source Software) licenses give users the freedom to run the program for any
purpose, study, modify, and redistribute copies of either the original or modified
program without having to pay royalties to previous developers. Proprietary software has
been the most commonly used software among the public over the years though with the
growth of the Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) industry, FOSS is a
rapidly growing and commercially accepted alternative to proprietary software in the
world. In Uganda, Proprietary software is the mostly used though FOSS is winning
several users too, but most users do not purchase licenses for these software products and
have little or no information about benefits or challenges of using either software. This
research aims at correcting this problem by providing quantitative and qualitative results
that users can use to compare software and thereby purchase appropriate programs for
their organizations. Therefore the choice of OSS/FOSS and proprietary software is an
issue whose importance can not be ignored. Our research reveals that OSS/FOSS and
proprietary performances depend on the context and situation. When it comes to this
parameter, it is hard for one to conclusively say that FOSS or proprietary software is
better. The research, however, reveals that FOSS is more reliable and more secure than
theproprietarysoftware.
MERCY, B (2021). Comparison Of Proprietory Software And Open Source Software Case Study: Uganda Dot Net. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/comparison-of-proprietory-software-and-open-source-software-case-study-uganda-dot-net
MERCY, BUYONJO "Comparison Of Proprietory Software And Open Source Software Case Study: Uganda Dot Net" Afribary. Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/comparison-of-proprietory-software-and-open-source-software-case-study-uganda-dot-net. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
MERCY, BUYONJO . "Comparison Of Proprietory Software And Open Source Software Case Study: Uganda Dot Net". Afribary, Afribary, 04 Jun. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/comparison-of-proprietory-software-and-open-source-software-case-study-uganda-dot-net >.
MERCY, BUYONJO . "Comparison Of Proprietory Software And Open Source Software Case Study: Uganda Dot Net" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/comparison-of-proprietory-software-and-open-source-software-case-study-uganda-dot-net