Open source: Difference between revisions

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Open source refers to a software license where source code access is regulated by set of published principles. There are many such licenses.

Free software is open source with added restrictions on the copyright, that cannot be revoked without violating the license under which you originally acquired the code.

Consortium licenses may be open source or not or mixed so that members have access to sources and others do not.

A Green software license probably would not qualify, as it would restrict unpaid use to Green purposes and might forbid some uses entirely.

Shared source is not open source, as it is controlled tightly by one vendor, e.g. Microsoft.

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-'''Open source''' refers to a [[software license]] where [[source code access]] is regulated by set of published principles.  There are many such licenses.
+'''Open source''' refers to a software [[license]] where source code access is regulated by set of published principles.  There are many such licenses.
-[[Free software]] is not considered open source because of the [[required reintegration]] clauses that "keep [[improvement]]s free" for all users.
+[[Free software]] is open source with '''added restrictions''' on the copyright, that cannot be revoked without violating the license under which you originally acquired the code.
-[[Consortium license]]s sometimes qualify as open source, sometimes not.
+[[Consortium license]]s may be open source or not or mixed so that members have access to sources and others do not.
 A [[Green software license]] probably would not qualify, as it would restrict unpaid use to [[Green purposes]] and might forbid some uses entirely.
 [[Shared source]] is not open source, as it is controlled tightly by one vendor, e.g. [[Microsoft]].