open source
See also: opensource and open-source
English edit
Etymology edit
open + source, coined by Christine Peterson in 1998 for software as an umbrella term to encompass existing concepts such as free software, freedomware, and sourceware.[1]
Noun edit
- (software) The practice of providing open-source code for a product.
- (software) Open-source software in general.
- His contributions to open source are numerous.
- (espionage) Information that is in the public domain and available to everybody.
Related terms edit
- open-source
- OSINT (“open-source intelligence”)
Translations edit
practice
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software
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See also edit
Verb edit
open source (third-person singular simple present open sources, present participle open sourcing, simple past and past participle open sourced)
- Alternative form of open-source
References edit
- ^ Christine Peterson (2018 February 1) “How I Coined the Term ‘Open Source’”, in OpenSource.com blog[1], Red Hat, archived from the original on 2018-02-05
Further reading edit
- open source on Wikipedia.Wikipedia