(doubt) linux vs windows
how to write code for an application that makes it open source? hope, i am clear with my view.
i mean windows was written in C and its closed whereas linux written in c is open.where is the difference?
i mean windows was written in C and its closed whereas linux written in c is open.where is the difference?
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If there is something you want to change about a program, then you would typically tell the author about it and maybe he will then make those changes. But with open-source, you also have the option to download the source code, make your changes to it, recompile it and use it straight away. After that you may want to send those changes back to the author. If he thinks it's something useful, then your code could be used in the next official version of the software.
Wikipedia has all the details:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_software
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open_source_and_closed_source