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What is the difference between open source software (OSS) and proprietary software?

April 26, 2017difference open source OSS proprietary Software

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What is the difference between open source software (OSS) and proprietary software?

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Open source software is software where the source code is freely available. Users are free to make improvements and redistribute as long as they abide by certain conditions (see How does an open source licence work?). The most famous OSS is the operating system, Linux. Conversely, the source code for proprietary software is generally kept secret. A user purchases only the compiled version of proprietary software and has no choice but to use the software ‘as is’.