open-sourced
Made freely available
Open-sourced describes software whose source code has been made publicly available for anyone to view, modify, and distribute.
A project that was once proprietary may be open-sourced when the company releases the code: They open-sourced the entire platform last year.
The term also works as a verb: The developers decided to open-source their tools.
Those who give help
- communityCollective of connected people
- forkingDividing into branches
- commitBind to a course
- patchMaterial covering damage
maintainers · co-creation · shared · collective · crowdsourcing · hackathon · commons · federation
Allowing light through
- auditableAble to be examined
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
- freewareComplimentary computer programs
no-cost · gratis · downloadable · modifiable · redistributable · inspectable · customizable · adaptable
Open source license type
- MITCambridge research university
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- MozillaBrowser nonprofit, privacy-focused
- copyleftMandatory openness inheritance clause
permissive · libre · royalty-free · attribution · compliance · relicensing
Place for storing things
- GitDistributed version control system
- GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
- GitLabDevOps platform for code
- documentationWritten proof or instructions
compilation · Mercurial · codebase · branch · merge · clone · README · changelog
Tending to interrupt order
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- alternativeAnother available choice
decentralized · community-driven · grassroots · experimental · cutting-edge · novel · modern · progressive
contributors
Those who give help
patch · maintainers · co-creation · shared · collective · crowdsourcing · hackathon · commons · federation · decentralized
transparent
Allowing light through
- auditableAble to be examined
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- unrestrictedHaving no limitations
freeware · no-cost · gratis · downloadable · modifiable · redistributable · inspectable · customizable · adaptable · democratized
GPL
Open source license type
- MITCambridge research university
- ApacheSouthwestern indigenous nation
- MozillaBrowser nonprofit, privacy-focused
copyleft · permissive · libre · royalty-free · attribution · compliance · relicensing
repository
Place for storing things
- GitDistributed version control system
- GitHubWeb-based code hosting service
- GitLabDevOps platform for code
documentation · compilation · Mercurial · codebase · branch · merge · clone · README · changelog · dependency
disruptive
Tending to interrupt order
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
alternative · decentralized · community-driven · grassroots · experimental · cutting-edge · novel · modern · progressive · visionary
open-sourcedproprietary
Legally owned, restricted use
closed-source · commercial software · copyrighted · patented · restricted
open-sourcedclosed-source
Software with hidden code
proprietary · secretive · gatekept · private · opaque
open, source, sourced, sourcing, sources, opens, opened, opening, opener