What is this open source thing?
Max Bronsema
@theMusician5044
o·pen
/ˈōpən/
adjective: open
- allowing access, passage, or a view through an empty space; not closed or blocked up.
source
sôrs/
noun
- a place, person, or thing from which something comes or can be obtained.
Open source software is software that can be freely used, changed, and shared (in modified or unmodified form) by anyone.
Open source software is made by many people, and distributed under licenses that comply with the Open Source Definition.
Open + Source
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You call out some more Open Source Software (OSS)
How it gets built
Distributed
Issue Queues
Community
Brief History of FOSS
GNU
Open Source Bullet Point History
- Prior to the 70s
- GNU Manifesto
- Linux
- Late 90s Open Source
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What is this open source thing? Max Bronsema @theMusician5044