The availability of the source code and the right to modify it is very important. It enables the unlimited tuning and improvement of a software product. It also makes it possible to port the code to new hardware, to adapt it to changing conditions, and to reach a detailed understanding of how the system works. This is why many experts are reaching the conclusion that to really extend the lifetime of an application, it must be available in source form. In fact, no binary-only application more than 10 years old now survives in unmodified form, while several open source software systems from the 1980s are still in widespread use (although in many cases conveniently adapted to new environments). Source code availability also makes it much easier to isolate bugs, and (for a programmer) to fix them.

I am wondering if there is a use for a service that personilizes the wonderful OS software available as an .ISO download from site. Let me explain: I am involved with a local community effort to provide low and medium income families loans for PC acquisitions (HP/Intel/WellsFargo,etc) and one of the offers is a PC without any software (other than XP) where the El Paso Collaborative (where I volunteer) provides the Open Source Software CD, customized from the address above.

This post was last modified: 07-06-2010 02:03 PM by allenrocnhi.

Hello to all of you actually i am looking for the site that could give the software free of cost and with the lisence i have used many sites but they only provide the trail an doesnt give the whole software configure ...so i am looking for can any body help...

Educat, I have read about your requirement and I just want to say that it is almost impossible to get the license version without to pay money. Up till I have not seen any such site that provide such software.