Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is available in source code form the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.
Open source software is very often developed in a public, collaborative manner. Open-source software is the most prominent example of open-source development and often compared to (technically defined) user-generated content or (legally defined) open content movements.
The Open Source Definition is used by the Open Source Initiative to determine whether or not a software license can be considered open source.
The definition was based on the Debian Free Software Guidelines, written and adapted primarily by Bruce Perens. They are by no means definitive even as applied to software. Clause 3 is the primary legal difference between free software and open source software as such, free software is stricter in interpreting 3. Clauses 5 and 6 are not a condition of any major open content license regimes, which commonly do restrict types of uses and users; for instance, Creative Commons has open content licenses that explicitly forbid commercial use.
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Finally i can find the definition of Open Source Software,thank you your note.
what is difference between open source software and closed source software?
open source gives us FREEDOM..
Open-source software has it's source code available to everyone.
Closed-source software does not.
Hava 4 Freedom
1. Freedom 0: The freedom to run the program for any purpose.
2. Freedom 1: The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish.
3. Freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
4. Freedom 3: The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements (and modified versions in general) to the public, so that the whole community benefits.
actually what does open source want to do???
What is open source?? plz help me
bcs we can share the software , freedom can be edit.
what the simple word for open source??? give me example and explain in detail.... plz..!!!!!. <3 thank u
is that Source code availability also makes it much easier to isolate bugs, and (for a programmer) to fix them?
Open Sourse is describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials.
Simple word is freedom. Ubuntu is a free download software. Example is ubuntu , fedora , suse and more. You can refer to http://bip3b.blogspot.com/p/webside.html to take more the example.
On the conclusion, Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is available in source code form: the source code and certain other rights normally reserved for copyright holders are provided under a software license that permits users to study, change, improve and at times also to distribute the software.... thanks for ur comment on this blog.. :)
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