Introduction
Globalization and cutting edge technology have always ushered the business, workforce and Industry at a large towards constant change. Education is undergoing constant changes under the effects of globalization. The effects of globalization on education can also be seen which brings rapid developments in technology and communications within learning systems across the world, as ideas, values and knowledge, the changing roles of students , teachers and also producing a shift in society from industrialization towards an information-based society. It is very obvious that just like any other sector, globalization has had impacted on the educational technology and communication systems which plays a predominant role in changing the way education is delivered.
The technology development has paved way for the transition of an industrial based society to an information-based one. Globalization is quite successful in minimizing the barriers and it also tends to bring the world much closer. The generation ‘Y’ is more adaptive to a information sharing environment , which is backed by the internet age. Today the open source software is the buzz word all around the world, an example of information sharing in an open environment. Open source software is perceived to be more stable and productive and this is very much evident while analyzing the various developments that has taken place in the FOSS operating systems. To get a clear understanding of what is said in this article, it is better to begin with the definition of FOSS and Patented Software.
