open-sourcing
Releasing source publicly
Open-sourcing is making software's source code publicly available, allowing anyone to view, modify, and distribute it.
The term extends beyond code to any act of making something transparent and collaborative: The company is open-sourcing its research data.
To open-source a project is to release it under a license permitting free use and modification.
Absence of constraint
- libreUnshackled, in Romance languages
- commonsShared community resources
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
- knowledge-sharingDistributing learned information collectively
Something given to help
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- co-creationJoint value development
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
- collectiveJointly organized group
sharing · federation · consortium · cooperative · cross-functional · integration · community-driven
Place for storing things
- forkingDividing into branches
- commitBind to a course
- mergeCombine into unity
- GPLOpen source license type
MIT · Apache · licensing · patch · maintainer · codebase · documentation · changelog
Available to all
- accessibilityEase of approach
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
audit · scrutiny · reproducibility · traceability · permissionless
Those who give help
- maintainersThose who preserve function
- developersThose who create software
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
- enthusiastsPeople deeply into something
advocates · ecosystem · forums · meetups · conferences · projects · initiatives · foundations
freedom
Absence of constraint
- libreUnshackled, in Romance languages
- commonsShared community resources
- democratizationTransition toward popular rule
knowledge-sharing · copyleft · permissive · interoperability
contribution
Something given to help
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
- co-creationJoint value development
- peer-to-peerServerless network architecture
collective · sharing · federation · consortium · cooperative · cross-functional · integration · community-driven
repository
Place for storing things
GPL · MIT · Apache · licensing · patch · maintainer · codebase · documentation · changelog · redistribution
public
Available to all
- accessibilityEase of approach
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- disclosureAct of revealing information
accountability · audit · scrutiny · reproducibility · traceability · permissionless
contributors
Those who give help
- maintainersThose who preserve function
- developersThose who create software
- hackersUnauthorized computer system intruders
enthusiasts · advocates · ecosystem · forums · meetups · conferences · projects · initiatives · foundations · sponsors
open-sourcingprivatizing
Selling government assets
commercializing · patenting · locking down · copyrighting · monetizing
open-sourcingconcealing
Keeping something secret
hoarding · withholding · hiding · guarding · gatekeeping
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