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.
'''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.
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]].
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