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That's what open-source means. Source code is open for reading. It has nothing to do with Licensing. You can have any type of license on top of that based on yo
by nitinreddy88 2y ago
That's what open-source means. Source code is open for reading. It has nothing to do with Licensing. You can have any type of license on top of that based on your business needs
- dagenix 2y agoThat may be your definition, but that's not everyone's definition. Wikipedia, for example, says: > Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
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- j-r-d 2y agoNo. That's not how it works. It's great that they're making source available but if I can't modify and distribute it, it's not open.
- TimeBearingDown 2y agoNo. The Open Source Initiative maintains the definition, which is accepted internationally by multiple government agencies. https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/osd https://opensource.org/authority https://opensource.org/authority