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Definitions of Open Source on the Web:

    * A program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge.
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    * Computer programs or operating systems for which the source code is publicly available are referred to as open-source software. ...
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    * is a set of principles and practices that promote access to the production and design process for various goods, products, resources and technical conclusions or advice. ...
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    * Open Source is a general term describing several parts of the Free Software Licence movement.
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    * A movement in the programming community for making source code (program instructions) free and freely available to anyone interested in using or ...
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    * Pertaining to software source code that is available to the general public and does not have licensing restrictions that limit use, modification, or redistribution. Linux is an example of an open source technology.
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    * In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. (Historically, the makers of proprietary software have generally not made source code available. ...
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    * Term coined in March 1998 to describe software distributed in source under licenses guaranteeing anybody rights to freely use, modify, and redistribute the code. ...
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    * A cartridge can be made Open Source by the author, meaning all of the cartridge media and the Lua code that stores cartridge objects and logic can be downloaded by other users. ...
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    * No. While the software itself is proprietary, TshwaneLex works with open-source format data and files can be easily exported to open source formats.
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    * The philosophy behind Open source (OS) software is to encourage collaborative development for the public good. The code is generally able to be viewed, modified, and redistributed without charge. ...
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    * Open source software is a licensing model for software which gives free access to the source code of the software to allow interested parties to modify or contribute to the software as they see fit. Commonly created as collaborative projects and shared at no cost.
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    * Often referred to as a movement, open source software (or other content) is publicly shared intellectual property. One of the best known, open source software applications today is the Linux operating system. ...
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    * The source code is available to the users. Back to top
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    * Software that has the source code used to build it available for everyone to view, enabling other people to modify the code if necessary.
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    * An open source program is one where the source code is available for all to see. Anyone can use and alter the software code to their requirements under a general public licence without a fee. ...
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    * the underlying code of some software is published and reviewed in a manner analogous to academic research. It is added to the public commons rather than kept as a proprietary secret. ...
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    * Software whose underlying programming code can be accessed, modified, and redistributed by anyone.
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    * Many scripting languages such as PHP, Ruby, Perl and Python are open-source. Although the language of CFML itself is documented, Adobe ColdFusion's server code is not viewable or modifiable. However, SmithProject is an open-source CFML parsing engine.
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    * Software that is free to use and which provides the original source code used to create it so that advanced users can modify it to make it work better for them.
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    * Open source is a set of principles and practices on how to write software, the most important of which is that the source code is openly available ...
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    * Open Source is a radio show hosted by Christopher Lydon, previous host of The Connection. It is produced by UMass Lowell and Open Source Media, Inc. at the studios of WGBH (Boston, Massachusetts) and distributed by Public Radio International. The executive producer for the show is Mary McGrath.
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open Source (radio show)

    * the practice of providing open-source code for a product
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