open-source movement
Public software philosophy
The open-source movement advocates for software whose source code is freely available for anyone to view, modify, and distribute.
Beginning in the late 1990s as a philosophy distinct from proprietary software development, it emphasizes collaborative improvement and transparency: Linux emerged from the open-source movement.
The principles have spread beyond software to hardware, science, and creative works.
- LinuxOpen-source operating system kernel
- GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
- pull requestProposal to incorporate code changes
- collaborativeInvolving shared effort
- communityCollective of connected people
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Restricted, owned computer programs
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Restricted, self-contained digital ecosystems
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