Open-Source software

Advantages

Open-source software has four advantages over proprietary software.

First, open-source software is considerably less expensive than proprietary alternatives. For example, Linux can be installed for free while Microsoft's Windows operating system can cost thousands of dollars a month to license.

Second, access to underlying source code means users can detect and fix programming bugs; also, OSS can be tailored to a user's specific needs, and upgrades happen at a pace chosen by the user, not the vendor.

Third, the transparency of OSS improves security because security flaws can be detected and corrected.

Fourth, open source allows users to be flexible in their choice of vendors. If users are not happy with the service they receive from Red Hat, they can choose another Linux vendor. This prevents users from becoming overly dependent on their technology or support contracts

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Disadvantages

Open-source software has three disadvantages over proprietary software.

First, it is more vulnerable to spyware and malware attacks

Second, majority of open-source software doesn't have updates to fix bugs.

Third, is not very user friendly and have to be computer literate to use allot of open-source software.