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open source

Practice of publishing digital resources publicly alongside their source code or source files

Entitysocial movement software development methodologyQ39162

Also known as open source code · open source code model · open src · open-source · open code · open-source model

Instance of: social movement
, software development methodology
Subclass of: information
, software development
Part of: open knowledge
Founded: February 2, 1998
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1.perens.com/2017/09/26/on-usage-of-the-phrase-open-source/
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Open source is the practice of publishing digital resources publicly alongside their source code or source files, enabling use, study, modification, and redistribution. It is historically and commonly associated with open-source software, software released with its source code. The concept has also been applied beyond software to other digital resources made available alongside their source files or design documents, such as open-source hardware, open-source educational resources or open-source fonts. The rights to reuse this type of digital resources are guaranteed through a specific legal framework, whether with open licenses or public domain dedication. The development of open source resources can be based on open collaboration, a decentralized and peer-to-peer model of production.

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