FOSS conference begins, focuses on entrepreneurship

(MENAFN - Muscat Daily) Open source software can give entrepreneurs an added advantage said an expert at the Free and Open Source Software Conference (FOSSC) 2015 at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) which began on Wednesday.

"Open source and entrepreneurship attract the same mind-set' said Patrick Sinz director of Digital Freedom Foundation in Hong Kong.

Open source software as opposed to closed source software allows users to modify programmes to suit their needs and is free of charge. These aspects help entrepreneurs help sustain enterprises Sinz said adding "Most entrepreneurs and people in open source like to create activities and they don't want to ask for permission. They want to be free to try [any software].

I would encourage all entrepreneurs especially those in IT sector to use open source' Sinz added 'It's a very different business model and is growing very fast.' The two-day conference is jointly being organised by SQU and Information Technology Authority (ITA) and seeks to support the national initiative on free and open source software (FOSS) which was launched in 2010.

FOSS has trained 1200 people and held more than 70 workshops according to Omar al Shanfari deputy CEO-operations ITA.

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FOSS conference begins, focuses on entrepreneurship