> I may be wrong in the sense that the "access to source" I'm talking about may not be in the "open source" category, depending on how that is defined. You're

> I may be wrong in the sense that the "access to source" I'm talking about may not be in the "open source" category, depending on how that is defined. You're correct in that you're wrong :) The Open Source Definition [1] states: >The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in source code as well as compiled form. So having access to source/'source available' would not qualify as open-source or free software. Incidentally, when Amazon announced their new game engine 'Lumberyard', which is 'source available', there were places online claiming it was open source. Of course, that wasn't the case because it's not licensed under a free or open-source license and you are restricted from sharing your modified versions. [1] https://opensource.org/osd-annotated https://opensource.org/osd-annotated