- In general, open source refers to any program whose source code is made available for use or modification as users or other developers see fit. Open source software is usually developed as a public collaboration and made freely available.
- Open Source is a certification mark owned by the Open Source Initiative (OSI).Back in 1997, Bruce Perens, a prominent Linux operating system developer, wrote a document concerning the distribution and development of the Debian Linux distribution. He later removed references to Debian and created what is now known as The Open Source Definition Developers of software that is intended to be freely shared and possibly improved and redistributed by others can use the Open Source trademark if their distribution terms conform to the OSI's Open Source Definition. To summarize, the Definition model of distribution gives four freedoms:
- Freedom to run the program for any purpose
-Freedom to study how the program works , adapt it to your needs
-Freedom to redistribute copies
Freedom to improve the program
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