资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
open source
A method and philosophy for software
licensing and distribution designed to encourage use and
improvement of software written by volunteers by ensuring that
anyone can copy the {source code} and modify it freely.
The term "open source" is now more widely used than the
earlier term "{free software}" (promoted by the {Free Software
Foundation}) but has broadly the same meaning - free of
distribution restrictions, not necessarily free of charge.
There are various {open source licenses} available.
Programmers can choose an appropriate license to use when
distributing their programs.
The {Open Source Initiative} promotes the {Open Source
Definition}.
{The Cathedral and the Bazaar
(http://www.tuxedo.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar.html)}.
was a seminal paper describing the open source phenomenon.
{Open Sources - O'Reilly book with full text online
(http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/opensources/book/perens.html)}.
{Articles from ZDNet
(http://www.zdnet.com/pcmag/features/opensource/)}.
(1999-12-29)