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Latest revision as of 12:41, 12 May 2021
Full Title or Meme
Open Source Software means just, and only, that. The software source code is opening available to all, typically on a free web site like https://github.com.
Context
- A common problem with code that was developed in closed, even secretive, environments was often buggy and of unknown quality.
Problem
- The opposite is closed source software which is the way that software was originally written.
- The meaning of Open Source Software is sometimes conflated with Free Open Source Software, which is a common attribution that is not shared by all.
- For example the Mil-OSS site claims that "Derivative works – The open source software licenses must allow the distribution of software containing modified source code in the same name as of the original software." Which most people consider to be a feature of Free Open Source Software.
Solution
- Open Source web site contains a list of FOSS organization and claims the meaning of open source to be FOSS.
References
- For security of Open Source Software see the wiki page Open Source Security
