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> Note that others have other interpretations of 'open source' that are even more strict (you may only view the source code, for example, or you may modify but
by q-big 5y ago
> Note that others have other interpretations of 'open source' that are even more strict (you may only view the source code, for example, or you may modify but not redistribute the code)!
"Open source" means "open source as defined by the OSI" who actually invented this term. For the concept that you may view, but not, say, modify or distribute the source code, for some time Microsoft attempted to promote the term "shared source".