Assalamualaikum and happy day everyone especially my respective lecturer, Dr. Fariza. It was such a ‘heavy’ lecture as I learnt and received so much new knowledge thus it is also kinda ‘heavy’ here on my brain (LOL). In conjunction with that, I am going to write straight forward about a glimpse of what have come to my understanding for last week's class. On that day, I learnt about Open Source Software (OSS). According to the name; Open Source Software itself, anyone can guess that it is a software that was created openly for anyone to get an access to. Open Soft Software also provides source code for modification or enhancement by anyone who access to it. As nowadays, people easily able to grab the pirate software, why is it pivotal for somebody to get the original one? This is because there are tons of fraud (cyber crime) happens at every corner of the world. Cases like being cheated on Internet that involves penny and account-attack or hacking is not common among us anymore. Therefore, in order to prevent piracy and free from spyware, it is highly recommended to buy the original software as it cost is parallel to its service protection.
Next, what is internet security? Internet security is a process to create rules and provide actions to go against thread on internet. For instance, in Youtube channel, it has common copyright where it provides some options on HIDE, PUBLIC and UNLISTED. When MR. F clicks the button HIDE, then ones who subscribe Mr. F’s account only able to view his videos whereby when Mr. F set it into public, then anyone who make an effort to find the videos will be able to view it. However, when Mr. F put his videos under UNLISTED, then it would be only him who able to view that video even though there is an attempt to find his video. So, here common copyright is actually going on. It secures the users’ videos when he or she set them for options except for PUBLIC. Thing like co-authoring somebody’s videos will not happen.
Despite of that, Youtube users still have to take safety steps as viewers able to edit their videos when they are on PUBLIC even though they will be receiving acknowledgments. The most common of “open-editing” website is Wikipedia where people easily can write off their opinions about something there and publish it. At the end of the class, we were taught to write a questionnaire as an assignment for this week’s class. So, I think that’s a wrap for last week’s tutorials! Before I end my writing, do visit the link of an article that I have prepare below regarding advantages and disadvantages of using Open Source Software. The other examples of OSS also can be viewed below! Wehoooooo :D
XOXO
Izza
LINK-->http://connectusfund.org/7-main-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-open-source-software