Difference between revisions of "Open source & free software"
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| − | '''Open source software''' is software whose source code has been made available to the general public, often under a free license such as [[GNU]] or [[Apache]]. Such software is fully within the [[public domain]], and depending on the license may be freely modified or redistributed. | + | '''Open source software''' is software whose source code has been made available to the general public, often under a free license such as [[GNU]] or [[Apache]]. Such software is fully within the [[public domain]], and (depending on the license) may be freely modified or redistributed. |
Revision as of 12:56, 18 May 2008
Open source software is software whose source code has been made available to the general public, often under a free license such as GNU or Apache. Such software is fully within the public domain, and (depending on the license) may be freely modified or redistributed.
