Open Source
Open Source Foundation
- Free Redistribution
- Source Code
- Derived Works
- Integrity of The Author's Source Code
- No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups
- No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor
- Distribution of License
- License Must Not Be Specific to a Product
- License Must Not Restrict Other Software
- License Must Be Technology-Neutral
Open Source is like Water.
Open source code, like water, is free. Companies sometimes bottle it up in a pretty package and sell it as they do with bottled water. Why do people buy bottled water or pay for open source software? Convenience, mostly, but sometimes the packaging is hard to resist. (Support, training, branding)
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