The programming code that can be read, seen, copied, modified and can also be distributed to anyone who needs it is called open source. The source code can be published and publicized. Nowadays the definition of open source is dependent on the perception and the occupation of the person. A software user consider open source to be a means of freedom and choice. For software developers and engineers, open source means recognition, fame, at times money, a new resource and a new tool. For information technology professionals, the open source is a package of business advantages. The commercial software vendors like the open source because it makes selling the other software easier.
With reference to Open source there are a number of benefits of Webmyne and Commodityrental. The software available through these two soft wares saves money and time. The buyer does not have to spend for hosting or for license. The software is portable because it is based on the internet. One just needs to have accesses to the internet to get accesses to the data of the software. The software can be tailored according to the needs of the buyer. The flexibility offered places the software above its competitors.
Copyrights, License and Contracts: According to the rules of the USA and the member countries of WTO, the copyright act is applicable to every new expression of an idea through different media, be it sound, text or imagery. The copy right act is applicable to software too. The open source software is free of copyright act. The software solution provided by webmyne and commodityrentals is void of copyright act. It depends on the buyer whether to make the software subject to copyright act. Webmyne and commodityrentals provide URL based and IP based license for the software buyers. These two website also entertain contracts for website management, internet marketing and maintenance of the website.
