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The intro and impacts of Open Source Software in modern Information Technology Management

Peter Bradson
Abstract
Open source softwares have changed the face of the software arena. The free source code has helped developers in collaborating and sharing the programming across various platforms. This paper has focused on the open source softwares (OSS) as to their impact and contribution to the general state of Information Technology and how the OSS environment can be managed to bring more justification of the open source culture.
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