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'''Open source''' refers to a [[ | '''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 | [[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 | [[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. | 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]]. | [[Shared source]] is not open source, as it is controlled tightly by one vendor, e.g. [[Microsoft]]. | ||