Open source software is software that just be distributed with source code included or easily available, such as by free download from the internet.
The obtained source code must be in the form in which a programmer would modify the program and must be complete and correctly build to the executable.
Open source began as free software built by thousands of volunteers who shared the results of their work without charging any fees.
The licenses of this software will not restrict others from distributing the code or modification against people or fields of endeavour.
Open source software is often geared toward information technology specialists, to whom the availability of source code can be a real asset.
Open source promotes the idea that when internet or computer users are given access to the source code of the software they use, the end users are empowered with the tremendous freedom to create or improve by and with their own computing tools.
Open source software is distributed at no cost. This makes sense because it reflects the reality of source code availability.
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