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To Emphasize Openness

To Emphasize Openness

Ken Hartness
Copyright: © 2012 |Volume: 3 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 5
ISSN: 1947-9654|EISSN: 1947-9662|EISBN13: 9781466610767|DOI: 10.4018/jagr.2012040101
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Hartness, Ken. "To Emphasize Openness." IJAGR vol.3, no.2 2012: pp.1-5. http://doi.org/10.4018/jagr.2012040101

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Hartness, K. (2012). To Emphasize Openness. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 3(2), 1-5. http://doi.org/10.4018/jagr.2012040101

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Hartness, Ken. "To Emphasize Openness," International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR) 3, no.2: 1-5. http://doi.org/10.4018/jagr.2012040101

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Abstract

Although open source software has existed, in a sense, throughout the history of computing, it has only more recently become recognized as a valid means of producing professional-quality software. Although primarily conceived as a zero-cost alternative to commercial software, open source software also supports customization and verification as a result of the software being available to all users in human-readable form. The availability of free software supports both researchers with limited budgets and those who seek to confirm the findings of researchers or use similar methods in related research.

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