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'''Open Source''' is a software development model being promoted by the non-profit '''Open Source Initiative (OSI)''' corporation and other organizations.
'''Open Source''' is a software development model being promoted by the non-profit '''Open Source Initiative (OSI)''' corporation and other organizations which makes the program's [[source code]] available to the public.
==Open Source==
==Open Source==
Open Source refers to [[software]] where the [[source code]] is available for anyone to modify. There are many different licenses under which open source software is available<ref>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical</ref>, all varying slightly to the degree on the conditions under which the software can be modified and redistributed.
Open Source refers to [[software]] where the source code is available for anyone to modify. There are many different licenses under which open source software is available<ref>http://www.opensource.org/licenses/alphabetical</ref>, all varying slightly to the degree on the conditions under which the software can be modified and redistributed.
Although the development model for open source software may seem counter-intuitive, for many projects it has been shown to be very successful. Generally, open source software is distributed with the underlying source code available for anyone to freely modify and redistribute. This development model is very similar to university research and the '[[Best of the public|best of the public]]' model, where discoveries and research are published in [[peer review|peer reviewed]] journals or other venues, which are then built upon by other researchers and contributors spawning further ideas and discoveries.
Although the development model for open source software may seem counter-intuitive, for many projects it has been shown to be very successful. Generally, open source software is distributed with the underlying source code available for anyone to freely modify and redistribute. This development model is very similar to university research and the '[[Best of the public|best of the public]]' model, where discoveries and research are published in [[peer review|peer reviewed]] journals or other venues, which are then built upon by other researchers and contributors spawning further ideas and discoveries.