The distributors load software on CD Roms or other media but the user only pays for the medium not the software, like Redhat, Suse, Turbolinux, and Slackware. Intel 486 and Multi Processor can operate the software. The real advantage is that a trade union that cannot afford a computer can obtain one free because big companies throw them away. Users need only give their hardware specifications, and the Open Source will operate the hardware. The present situation is dominated by the software company.
Users spend more and more updating old products.
Updates often only affect software accessories and do not improve general performance, but are needed for the sake of software or hardware compatibility. The system works against poor people such as the working class, small farmers, and urban poor. Companies 'justify' updates by claiming the need to 'improve' technology. The progress of Linux or Open Source is called the 'Bazaar' model, meaning there is no centralisation of development, just an agreement to co-operate between the developers. It offers other adaptations for the operating system to be customised such as language, terms, icons, manuals, or other features according to the needs of a particular community.