Category: Open Source

Software is certainly a major part of a computer. Without software, you could say that the computer will not be able to function optimally. In this case, even the calculator in the computer is a piece of software even though it is a default software and does not have a large size. In this case, there are several types of applications or software. There is free software, paid software, and also open source software. For those who are just users, of course what is common is free and paid software. However, open source software is also highly preferred by developers who know about application development and modification.

Open source is a type of application that is not only free. More precisely, it is not as a free application, but rather as an application that provides the source code or source code so that later users can modify the software. Open source is an application that can be said to have no copyright so there will be no legal obstacles at all to modify and change the existing source code. This is indeed an important thing and deserves attention because when it is an application that is not open source, it will bring legal consequences if there are changes to the existing source code because it is the same as infringing on the copyright of the application.

In this case, there are several types of open source applications that can be used for various purposes. One of them is LibreOffice. This software can be used as a substitute for Microsoft Office which is certainly not foreign to computer users. This application provides access to create documents, be it text, tables, to presentations. However, of course LibreOffice is indeed different from other office applications because it is open source. This means that the creation of documents and files can be done just like in an office application. In addition, there is an opportunity to later change and modify this software. However, the file types available are not as complete as those in popular office applications. Because of that, its use is usually found on computers with the Linux operating system where the user already understands things related to source code so that software functions can be optimized.

Then, there is also the GIMP application. This application is practically similar to Adobe Photoshop. This is an application that can be used to edit photos. In general, the functions and features in GIMP are indeed similar to those found in Adobe Photoshop. However, of course this application is open source and its use is not paid at all. Thus, the use of this application does not have to pay at all and there is no provision where the application cannot be shared freely because there is no copyright in this application. The interface in this application is also quite simple so that it will still be comfortable to use even if the user does not want to change the existing source code and just uses the application to edit photos.

In addition to access to edit photos, there is also open source software that can be used to edit videos. Edit videos. Video editing is certainly quite heavy compared to video editing because there is a rendering process and various functions that are arguably more complex. However, it turns out that there is also open source software that can be used. This software is very easy to use and of course it is free. The software is called Shotcut. This can be used as an alternative for Windows Movie Maker which does have a similar function.

Until nowadays, the name of Windows is still becoming the option of many people to be their main operating system. That is because Windows offers you the simplicity that many people are able to learn in a short time. Even though, there is another operating system called Linux that also attracted a lot of attentions, especially the attention of many programmers. For your information, many programmers are using this kind of operating system in their computer or laptop. You might be curious why those people are using Linux. If you do, then here are some of the reasons why you need to choose Linux for your computer or laptop.

The first one is the high security system that can easily protect you from almost anything. The main reason is because when you are entering your Linux operating system, you are logged in directly to the root of the system. It means you are able to do anything that you want from the system. It is unlike some other operating systems out there that will let you get inside as the administrator, but not directly to the root. That is why you still need to set some things if you want to keep your computer safe.

The second reason is because the high stability of the system. When you are talking about the stability, it is something that you cannot easily compare because Linux is actually running on the server through the internet. Meanwhile, some other operating systems are not. Even though, you can still compare the stability of the OS through the long term usage. In some other operating systems, you might feel the slower performance after using it for a year or so. However, that is not going to happen to Linux. This OS remain stable since the first time of the installation, unless the system is updated.

The last one is that you can run Linux despite of the hardware that you are using at the time being. It is one of the best things that you can get from Linux since you are able to run this OS despite of your low quality computer or laptop. Of course, it is better for you to update your hardware regularly, but if you do not have any money to do so, Linux can still help you with the old computer hardware that you have. So, there is nothing that you need to worry about.