4) Recently the government announced an open-source policy that makes it mandatory for all future applications and services to be designed using the open-source software (OSS). What do you understand by open-source software? Examine its benefits and also highlight effect of this policy on various stakeholders.

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4) Recently the government announced an open-source policy that makes it mandatory for all future applications and services to be designed using the open-source software (OSS). What do you understand by open-source software? Examine its benefits and also highlight effect of this policy on various stakeholders. (200 Words)

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