Open Source

What is Open Source?

A simple definition of open source is when the source code is able to be viewed by everyone. By allowing anyone to view the source code it promotes collaboration and sharing of ideas.

To gain a better understanding of what is open source please read the following links. These links will provide you with a very great perspective on what open source is.

https://opensource.com/resources/what-open-source
https://opensource.org/osd-annotated
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open-source_software
http://oss-watch.ac.uk/resources/softwareexamples
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_open-source_and_closed-source_software
https://www.fsf.org/about/
https://www.datamation.com/open-source/35-top-open-source-companies/

Linux

In this class we will be using an Open Source operating system called Linux . This is why it is important for you to understand what is open source, as we will be using it throughout this course.

Open Source vrs Company

This image was shared on social media by nixCraft and I thought it provides a great example of a key difference between Open Source Software (OSS) and how a company would go about development.