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	All About Open Source
		Open source usually refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge.
		Open source code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community.
		Open Source is a certification standard issued by the Open Source Initiative (OSI) that indicates that the source code of a computer program is made available free of charge to the general public.
	www.webopedia.com /DidYouKnow/Computer_Science/2005/open_source.asp (1226 words)

	Open source definition by The Linux Information Project
		Source code is the version of software (usually an application program or an operating system) as it is originally written (i.e., typed into a computer) by a human in plain text (i.e., human readable alphanumeric characters).
		Source code can be written in any of the several thousand programming languages in existence, but it is usually written in one of the dozen or so of the most popular (particularly C, C++ and Java).
		Open source could also be defined in a more restricted sense as software for which the source code is available for inspection and study, but not necessarily for any other purposes.
	www.bellevuelinux.org /open_source.html (682 words)

	New Frame of Mind: Open Source Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Open source in the most general sense means that the makings of a product are accessible to everyone, this could be the code for a program, design of a circuit board, recipe, or even music and video.
		It is generally accepted that the term “open source” was originally chosen after the source code of what was called Mozilla was released in 1999 by Netscape.
		Most often the term open source is associated with software and the availability of access the source, but the philosophy can be transferred to other areas as well.
	blog.case.edu /mat/2006/02/22/open_source_definition (430 words)

	Open Source Initiative OSI - The Open Source Definition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		We think the Open Source Definition captures what the great majority of the software community originally meant, and still mean, by the term "Open Source".
		The source code must be the preferred form in which a programmer would modify the program.
		Rationale: The major intention of this clause is to prohibit license traps that prevent open source from being used commercially.
	www.opensource.org /docs/definition.php (1323 words)

	Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
		With the advent of Open Source, however, Troll was able to change their license to one that met the Open Source definition, while still giving Troll the control over the technology they wanted.
		The most fascinating development in the Open Source movement today is not the success of companies like Red Hat or Sendmail Inc. What's intriguing is to see major corporations within the computer industry, companies like IBM and Oracle, turn their attention to Open Source as a business opportunity.
		Open Source has been born into a digital renaissance made possible by the Internet, just as modern science was made possible during the Renaissance by the invention of the printing press.
	www.oreilly.com /catalog/opensources/book/intro.html (7596 words)

	Open Source - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
		The term “open source” quickly became associated with a different approach, a different philosophy, different values, and even a different criterion for which licenses are acceptable.
		The official definition of “open source software,” as published by the Open Source Initiative, is very close to our definition of free software; however, it is a little looser in some respects, and they have accepted a few licenses that we consider unacceptably restrictive of the users.
		However, the obvious meaning for the expression “open source software” is “You can look at the source code.” This is a much weaker criterion than free software; it includes free software, but also includes semi-free programs such as Xv, and even some proprietary programs, including Qt under its original license (before the QPL).
	www.gnu.org /philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html (2551 words)

	open source - a Whatis.com definition
		Developers of software that is intended to be freely shared and possibly improved and redistributed by others can use the Open Source trademark if their distribution terms conform to the OSI's Open Source Definition.
		Open Source is the result of a long-time movement toward software that is developed and improved by a group of volunteers cooperating together on a network.
		The open source movement has gained momentum as commercial enterprises have begun to consider Linux as an open alternative to Windows operating systems.
	searchopensource.techtarget.com /gDefinition/0,,sid39_gci212709,00.html (469 words)

	Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution
		Before they released their new Open Source license, Troll Tech provided me with a copy for auditing, with the request that it be kept confidential until they could announce it.
		Most of the Open Source authors consider their programs to be contributions to the public good, and don't care if they are paid at all.
		Businesses are adopting the Open Source model because it allows groups of companies to collaborate in solving a problem without the threat of an anti-trust lawsuit, and because of the leverage they gain when the computer-programming public contributes free improvements to their software.
	www.oreilly.com /catalog/opensources/book/perens.html (7288 words)

	osCommerce: Open Source Definition
		Open source software is defined by its attached license guaranteeing anybody rights to freely use, modify, and redistribute the software.
		Open Source is a certification mark owned by the Open Source Initiative.
		The distribution of modified source code must be allowed although restrictions to ensure the possibility to distinguish the original source code from the derived works are tolerated.
	www.oscommerce.com /about/opensource (358 words)

	Open Source / Definition - SLIS, UW-Madison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Broadly speaking, ‘open source’ is not new; look at the plethora of hacks, new games or software that this technically savvy community has produced from the beginning.
		The term ‘cracker’ was invented to recognize those who continued some ‘open source’ type traditions and mindsets, but negative connotations repressed a lot of these activities.
		For many institutions, open source software has begun to be a term that encompasses a hope for more refined software to meet their needs in a more customized manner while not having to reformulate their budgets to accommodate for these personalized software products.
	slisweb.lis.wisc.edu /~OpenSource/trend.htm (283 words)

	What is open source? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary
		(1) Generically, open source refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge, i.e., open.
		The process of eliminating bugs and improving the software happens at a much quicker rate than through the traditional development channels of commercial software as the information is shared throughout the open source community and does not originate and channel through a corporation's research and development cogs.
		The latest OSI news, an index of licenses with definitions, open source links, translations of the Open Source Definition and the history of the OSI and its board of directors.
	www.webopedia.com /TERM/o/open_source.html (776 words)

	The Open Source Definition
		Open Hardware has not been as successful as Open Source to date, but it is still operating and you can find information on it at http://www.openhardware.org/.
		Open Source proponents found KDE objectionable because they percieved that the KDE developers were trying blur the definition of what was free software to include partially-free items like Qt.
		Businesses are adopting the Open Source model becuase it allows groups of companies to collaborate in solving a problem without the threat of an anti-trust lawsuit, and because of the leverage they gain when the computer-programming public contributes free improvements to their software.
	perens.com /Articles/OSD.html (7573 words)

	Open Source Initiative OSI - Welcome - Boston Mirror
		We in the open source community have learned that this rapid evolutionary process produces better software than the traditional closed model, in which only a very few programmers can see the source and everybody else must blindly use an opaque block of bits.
		Open Source Initiative exists to make this case to the commercial world.
		Open source software is an idea whose time has finally come.
	opensource.feratech.com (489 words)

	Apple - Open Source
		Major components of Mac OS X, including the UNIX-based core, are made available under Apple’s Open Source license, allowing developers and students to view source code, learn from it and submit suggestions and modifications.
		In addition, Apple uses software created by the Open Source community, such as the HTML rendering engine for Safari, and returns its enhancements to the community.
		Apple believes that using Open Source methodology makes Mac OS X a more robust, secure operating system, as its core components have been subjected to the crucible of peer review for decades.
	www.apple.com /opensource (285 words)

	Open Standards: Principles and Practice
		Open Standards and the organizations that administer them do not favor one implementor over another for any reason other than the technical standards compliance of a vendor's implementation.
		Open Standards may employ license terms that protect against subversion of the standard by embrace-and-extend tactics.
		Open Standards: Principles and Practice was created by Bruce Perens, who also created The Open Source Definition and The Debian Social Contract.
	perens.com /OpenStandards/Definition.html (929 words)

	Open Source Initiative OSI - Translating HOWTO: The Open Source Definition
		First, please use the html here: Open Source Definition (plain).
		Be sure to include the proper charset, your name and email address (for future changes to the original Definition!) in the META tags.
		Be sure to have someone else who is familiar with both English and the language you are translating to proof read your translation.
	www.free-soft.org /mirrors/www.opensource.org/docs/transHOWTO.php (396 words)

	Open source - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials—typically, their source code allowing users to create user-generated software content.
		This is arguable; no open source licenses are used; rather, Open Content licenses are used.
		Open Source Ethics as a Professional Body of Rules - This is based principally on the computer ethics school, studying the questions of ethics and professionalism in the computer industry in general and software development in particular.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Open_source (3985 words)

	The Open Source Definition
		Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost -- preferably, downloading via the Internet without charge.
		For example, the license must not insist that all other programs distributed on the same medium must be open-source software.
		Bruce Perens wrote the first draft of this document as `The Debian Free Software Guidelines', and refined it using the comments of the Debian developers in a month-long e-mail conference in June, 1997.
	www.opensource.ac.uk /mirrors/www.opensource.org/osd.html (687 words)

	NASA - GSFC Open Source Software
		While there is agreement on the broad term "open source" as meaning approximately what is captured in the Open Source Definition the term has, ironically, now become so popular that it has lost some of its precision.
		The open source definition can be found at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) web site.
		The history of open source can be found at the Open Source Initiative (OSI) web site.
	opensource.gsfc.nasa.gov /faq.php (165 words)

	Open Source Definition - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Integrity of The Author's Source Code: licenses may require that modifications are redistributed only as patches.
		License Must Not Restrict Other Software: the license cannot insist that any other software it is distributed with must also be open source.
		The Open Source Definition by Bruce Perens, Open Sources: Voices from the Open Source Revolution, January 1999, ISBN 1-56592-582-3
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Open_Source_Definition (460 words)

	Debian Social Contract
		The Debian Free Software Guidelines (DFSG) part of the contract, initially designed as a set of commitments that we agree to abide by, has been adopted by the free software community as the basis of the Open Source Definition.
		Thus, although non-free works are not a part of Debian, we support their use and provide infrastructure for non-free packages (such as our bug tracking system and mailing lists).
		This document was drafted by Bruce Perens, refined by the other Debian developers during a month-long e-mail conference in June 1997, and then accepted as the publicly stated policy of the Debian Project.
	www.debian.org /social_contract.html (983 words)

	Open Source Definition
		Most commercial software is "proprietary," which means that the company that develops and sells the software does not allow users to access the source code for the program.[2] If the program has bugs or irritating little idiosyncrasies, the users have no recourse.
		With open source software, however, the creators make the source code available to users.
		Those users who are interested in improving the program are free to "read, redistribute, and modify the source code."[3] In practice, this means that when a user discovers a bug in a program, he or she can fix it immediately (or can find someone to fix it).
	www.slais.ubc.ca /courses/libr500/01-02-wt1/www/R_Tagami/OS.htm (339 words)

	Open Source Initiative OSI - The Open Source Definition - Boston Mirror
		Open Source Initiative OSI - The Open Source Definition - Boston Mirror
		Copyright © 2005 by the Open Source Initiative
		Technical questions about the website go to Steve M.: webmaster at opensource.org / Policy questions about open source go to the Board of Directors.
	opensource.feratech.com /search.php (310 words)

	The Open Source Definition
		Where some form of a product is not distributed with source code, there must be a well-publicized means of obtaining the source code for no more than a reasonable reproduction cost preferably, downloading via the Internet without charge.
		No provision of the license may be predicated on any individual technology or style of interface.
		Copyright © 2004 by the Open Source Initiative
	www.opensourcescripts.com /help.html (452 words)

	LWN: IBM's "open source" definition
		IBM's definition of "open source" here is a bit odd.
		For example, it includes licenses that require the copyright owner to be notified before each redistribution, and the recipients identified.
		That definition might suffice for the purposes of this patent grant, but it would be an unfortunate if it were repeated in other contexts.
	lwn.net /Articles/119071 (617 words)

	Open Source / Definition - SLIS, UW-Madison (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		The phrase ‘Open Source’ generally means something that has been created by a technically-computer literate community for the philosophical and intellectual gain of the whole.
		Eric Morgan, a huge supporter of Open Source in the library community, has come up with 'Resource Sharing' as a synonym for Open Source.
		Though this vague term will provide you with tons of false drops in either a web or academic database search, other terms we found useful during our research were; OSS, Open Source, hacker community, file share community, and LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).
	slisweb.lis.wisc.edu /~OpenSource/definition.htm (102 words)

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