What is Open Source Code?
“Open Source Code” refers to a method and philosophy for software licensing and distribution in which the code used to write a software program is openly available to the greater public. The goal of open source code is to encourage use and improvement of software by ensuring that anyone can copy the code and modify it, writing their own versions of the software that are better or more advanced. People commonly use the term “open source” to refer to software that is free of distribution restrictions (not necessarily free of charge). Note, there are different kinds of open source licenses that programmers can choose from when distributing their programs.” (Dictionary.
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