"In contrast to commercial software is a large and growing body of free software that exists in the public domain | Open Source: A Multidisciplinary Approach |
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Open source software differers from other software because it has a less restrictive license agreement: Instead of using a restrictive license that prevents you from modifying the program or sharing it with friends for example, sharing and modifying open source software is encouraged |
"The emergence of a new commercial actor: Community managed software projects".
30Stanford, CA: Stanford University: 34—42 | Open source doesn't just mean access to the source code |
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] Since everybody has access to source code, many routines have not only been used but dramatically improved by other programmers |