Open source

Department of Defense (DoD) decided to get out of their comfort zone by taking an opposite approach to software development with the utilization of open-source software (OSS) (O’Brien & Marakas, 2011). The DoD considered that OSS is nearly equivalent to most other commercial software and should be used throughout the entire DoD. The DoD is drawn to the open-source software’s positive ability to be easily used and quickly modified. The creation of new developments and decreased expenses for…

should do is use open source textbooks. Open source are online textbooks similar to Cengage. With no production value, open source textbooks are a lot cheaper, many are free and you can access them from any computer. According to a report by US NEWS, if every student at the University of Wisconsin used just one open source book instead of a textbook, it would generate over 6 million in savings in just one year. Imagine how much students would save if every university switched to open source…

and Movement Trends Using Content Available on Open Internet Sources. (2014). 47th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. (Academic Journal, Cites one or more of the other sources) This study applied network analysis to domestic human trafficking activity in online environments to identify trafficking circuits. The goals of this study were to identify indicators of sex trafficking in online advertisements posted on open internet sources and to derive movement patterns. Online…

Why keep Millstone open? (Business Owner) According to the Hartford Courant (2017), Millstone gives Connecticut the opportunity to reduce high electric rates, meet carbon-reduction goals and ensure jobs for the state. Millstone should be kept open because of its benefits at the state and local level. Millstone produces electricity to power 2 million homes, supports 12,000 jobs in the region, and generates the equivalent of half the electricity used by Connecticut. In a study done by the NEI…

effects they cause. An example of this is fifty nine year old Andries Evans (Source 4) who lives in Emalahleni (a city situated on the Highveld of Mpumalanga). His life resembles thousands of peoples who live near mines just like him and suffer from the same effects. Andries life has been affected hugely by the coal mines, especially in terms of his health. “The dust is not good for him, he is short of breath and feels weak” (Source 4), this proves the health problems bought upon by living near…

Criticism of Wikipedia—of its content, procedures, and operations, and of the Wikipedia community—covers many subjects, topics, and themes about the nature of Wikipedia as an open source encyclopedia of subject entries that almost anyone can edit. Wikipedia has been criticized for the uneven handling, acceptance, and retention of articles about controversial subjects. The principal concerns of its critics are the factual reliability of the content; the readability of the prose; and a clear…

centuries (Source A). The coasters were ice sleds and some were as tall as 70 feet in the air (Source A).The sleds had seats of straw which were stuffed into chiseled hollows (Source A). In 1784, the first wheeled roller coaster was invented in Saint Petersburg, Russia (Source A). The rides spread all the way to Paris, France by 1804 (Source A). In 1817, Paris opened their first ride, Aerial Walks< which consisted of 2 separate, continuous tracks which reached a top speed of 40 miles per hour…

due to their high status. Society forgets to realize that celebrities are people too. Although celebrities are very open about their lives, they still deserve privacy like any other American citizen. Celebrities have exposed themselves to the public more times than society has requested, but the media invades and publicizes the private matters of a celebrity’s life. According to Source F, “most state laws attempt to strike a balance between the individual’s right to privacy and public interest…

an unacceptable reference source and generally will avoid using it in academic writings. Regardless of how popular it has become, Wikipedia should not be used as a reference source due to scarceness of research compared to an academic journal. Containing no credibility of the contribution to where the information came from, or how it was collected and is accessible to anyone, resulting in non-verifiable sources. Wikipedia lacks research resulting in poor referencing sources compared to an…

SDN controller communicates with forwarding devices using open interfaces (e.g. OpenFlow). 3.4. SDN misconceptions: • The first misconception about the controller is that it must be physically centralized. In reality it is not required for example Onix and ONOS (OpenFlow OS) has physically distributed controllers…