You must have heard of coding programs. In these programs, two types of coding are available. Closed and open coding... The data prepared in closed coding cannot be changed in any way. The opposite is true for software prepared with open source code. The desired edit can be made and updated at any time. This type of software is called open source software.

What Does Using Open Source Software Mean?

As we mentioned above, any desired changes can be made in software prepared with open source code. It also has the ability to be adapted to many programs. It is fast and reliable. Open source software is, so to speak, the common property of humanity. For example, Android and Linux systems are systems prepared with open source code. Open Source Operating System Examples Many of the operating systems used in the world are written with open source code. Let's try to explain by giving examples of these operating systems below. Linux is one of the number one examples of open source code. It was developed by Linus Torvalds. Linux provides the following advantages: It is easy to implement on the core structure. Since it is open source, it can be used for different purposes. It is widely used not only on computers but also on mobile phones and web servers. Linux tools can be found for different purposes. For example, for home users; Software such as Ubuntu, OpenSuse and pardus are common. Debian Fedora is widely used in web servers. Edubuntu software is mostly used for education.

Pardus is Turkey's first domestic operating system.

It was developed by TÜBİTAK-UEKAE (National Electronics and Cryptology Research Institute). It was first released in 2009. Although it has not attracted much attention from many users, it is still used in some public institutions. Its biggest advantage is that it is not affected by viruses written for the Windows operating system. Debian is the operating system that uses the Linux kernel. You may not have heard of this operating system, which has thousands of developers worldwide. We cannot say that it is used much in Turkey anyway. However, it is used by a considerable number of people in America. The basic tools of this operating system are provided by the project called GNU.

Ubuntu is one of the operating systems produced by Linux.

It is currently distributed free of charge worldwide. The first desktop version was released in 2004. The most used versions are; It is intended for desktop, cloud data system and internet applications. Opensuse is an operating system supported by Novell technology company and using the Linux system as its infrastructure. Actually, Opensuse is a project. It is easy to use and has a structure that appeals to every user. Although it is actually preferred by software developers, it has also been used by hackers recently. Its installation is the same as in the Windows operating system. If you are going to use dual operating systems, you need to divide the disk into two partitions before installing.

Open Source Mail Program

There are many e-mail systems used around the world. In this article, we will talk about some e-mail systems you have heard of and some you have not heard of. Zimbra is actually the most popular and open source e-mail software used worldwide. However, we cannot say that it is heard much in our country. It is a system generally preferred by corporate companies. Supports IMAP/POP, CarDAV and CalDAV protocols. Apart from these features, it also has the following features: It can also be used on smartphones and has POP support. It has a mobile web client feature. The web management console is very useful. It provides the highest level of security with Anti-Spam and Anti-virus programs integrated into the e-mail system. It has real-time restore feature and backup facility. Storage management is hierarchical

REdMail Server Another e-mail system that uses the Linux base is iRedMail Server, an open source e-mail system. One of the biggest advantages of this system is that it can be turned into a mail server. It is one of the most reliable and popular systems worldwide. Main features: It has database support such as OpenLDAP, MySQL, PostgreSQL. You can easily manage your calendars and address book. It has a feature called Spam Assassin. It filters out spam emails very well. It has features such as whitelisting and blacklisting. It also has a quarantine feature. It is very easy to use the web admin panel.

The Most Popular Open Source Programs You have surely used some of the programs we will talk about shortly. When you read our list, you will say "oh, I know this program".

Yes, here we go.

VLC Video is a video and audio playback program. Ability to open many formatsIt has passivity. You can also do minor video editing in this program. It is generally preferred for video formats that cannot be opened in Windows Media Player.

Filezilla is the world famous FTP manager software. You must be using this software in your hosting panel. At least most of you... Since it is open source, it is constantly updated. It offers users many functions together.

Open Office is a series of programs prepared as an alternative to the Microsoft Office program. We say it as a series because it contains not only word processing but also software such as Excel that serves as a database. You can find everything in Microsoft Office software in this program. Moreover, it is offered free of charge.

Winrar – Winzip are compression programs that we all love to use. We can say that Winrar is used more today. The trial version is free. However, you can also use it after the trial period ends. It performs the archiving and unarchiving operations of all kinds of files. You can archive large files by compressing them with Winrar and send them by e-mail.

FireFox is the only browser program that dethroned the Internet Explorer browser. It is quite useful and fast. FireFox browser can open many pages that Explorer cannot.

Notepad++ is a popular program among software developers. It is an advanced notebook that covers many programming languages ​​such as CSS, C++, Java, SQL, HTML. It can be used for multi-purpose. You have done a lot of work and the power suddenly went out. Don't worry, Notepad++ saves all your work and prevents it from being lost.

Reasons to Choose Open Source Software

We will list the benefits of Open Source software in the following items. Thus, you will get the answer to the question of why open source software should be chosen. Since it is developed by programmer communities around the world, it is constantly updated. In other words, it constantly offers new useful features. If there is a vulnerability, it will be resolved in a short time, since many people are interested in the program. The opposite is true for closed source software. You have to wait for the vulnerability to be closed for a long time. Different types of open source software are constantly released. In this way, there are many alternative options. You can first check the reliability of open source software or have it checked. This possibility is not available in closed source codes.