Know What is Open Source

Introduction

Open source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone. Open source software is made by many people, and distributed under licenses that comply with the Open Source Definition.

Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community.

A certification standard issued by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) for OSI Refer another post that indicates that the source code of a computer program is made available free of charge to the general public .

Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code. The distribution terms of open-source software must comply with the following criteria:

1. Free Redistribution

2. Source Code

3. Derived Works

4. Integrity of The Author's Source Code

5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups

6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor

7. Distribution of License

8. License Must Not Be Specific to a Product

9. License Must Not Restrict Other Software

10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral

 

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