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What does "open source" mean? With open source software being so prevalent in our lives (Android, Wordpress, Mozilla Firefox are almost fixtures), you would think that it would be simple enough to ...

Beloved by Linux users since its original release in 1996, GIMP is one of the most famous and best-maintained open source software tools out there. This software is about as close to image editing ...

As the open source movement grows Microsoft, which is always the 800 pound gorilla in the room, may consider bringing patent infringement suits. It seems that is the worry of at least one open ...

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Open source generally means the software’s source code is available to everyone in the public domain to use, modify, and distribute. The OSI open source definition states it must also comply ...

The definition is derived from the Open Source Definition, which was created by Bruce Perens and the Debian developers as the Debian Free Software Guidelines.

A succinct definition of open source software is that it’s software whose underlying code can be examined, altered, and redistributed.

An amendment to the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has changed the widely accepted definition of open source software, which has the potential to lead to confusion across the open source community ...

Specifically, without the fixed point of uncompromising free software, open source would soon mainstream itself into meaninglessness. Follow me @glynmoody on Twitter or identi.ca.

The Open Source Initiative, led by Stefano Maffulli, has been working to find the "open source AI" definition for the past two years.

The Open Source AI Definition will provide a reference for determining whether an AI system is truly open source AI, OSI said.