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1.
Software
used to create IR and freely available for public under
open source
license and comply with OAI Metadata Harvesting Protocol released, such as DSpace and EPrints.
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2.
A model of
software
licensing whereby access to the
source
code is without limitations, including the right to modify it by users. The costs of its deployment are lower than for proprietary
software
and due to the culture of collaborative development, the level of customization and quality is usually high.
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Software
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Software
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Applications that possess a license allowing users to study, change, and improve the
software
, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form
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6.
Software
with its
source
code available for users to inspect and modify to build different versions.
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7.
A single encompassing term for
software
that satisfies the following conditions: (1) non-time delimited, complete
software
whose
source
is publicly available for (re)distribution without cost to the user, (2) imposes minimal, non-restrictive licensing conditions, and (3) is itself either based on non-proprietary technologies or on proprietary technologies that conform to (1) and (2).
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8.
A single encompassing term for
software
that satisfies the following conditions: (1) non-time delimited, complete
software
whose
source
is publicly available for (re)distribution without cost to the user, (2) imposes minimal, non-restrictive licensing conditions, and (3) is itself either based on non-proprietary technologies or on proprietary technologies that conform to (1) and (2).
Learn more in: Software Engineering Education
9.
A
software
that is distributed with
source
code that anyone can read, modify, and compile into a new
open source software
.
Learn more in: The Cultural and Institutional Barrier of Knowledge Exchanges in the Development of Open Source Software
10.
The
software
based on the concept of the
open source
code where
source
code is non-proprietary and freely licensed.
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11.
Software
that complies with the criteria set forth by the OSI which can be found at http://www.
open
source
.org/docs/definition.php
Learn more in: Free and Open Source Software
12.
Computer
software
for which the human-readable
source
code is available under a copyright license, or arrangement. This permits users to use, change, and improve the
software
, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. It is developed in a collaborative manner.
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According to the
Open Source
Initiative, licenses must meet ten conditions in order to be considered
open source
licenses: 1) The
software
can be freely given away or sold; 2) The
source
code must either be included or freely obtainable; 3) Redistribution of modifications must be allowed; 4) Licenses may require that modifications be redistributed only as patches; 5) No discrimination against persons or groups; 6) No discrimination against fields of endeavor; 7) The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the program is redistributed without the need for execution of an additional license by those parties; 8) The program cannot be licensed only as part of a larger distribution; 9) The license cannot insist that any other
software
it is distributed with must also be
open source
; 10) License must be technology-neutral. The official definition of
Open Source Software
is very close to the definition of Free
Software
; however, it allows in practice more restrictive licenses, creating a category of “semi-free”
software
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According to the
Open Source
Initiative, licenses must meet ten conditions in order to be considered
open source
licenses: 1. The
software
can be freely given away or sold. 2. The
source
code must either be included or freely obtainable. 3. Redistribution of modifications must be allowed. 4. Licenses may require that modifications be redistributed only as patches. 5. No Discrimination Against Persons or Groups. 6. No Discrimination Against Fields of Endeavor. 7. The rights attached to the program must apply to all to whom the program is redistributed without the need for execution of an additional license by those parties. 8. The program cannot be licensed only as part of a larger distribution. 9. The license cannot insist that any other
software
it is distributed with must also be
open source
. 10. License Must Be Technology-Neutral The official definition of
Open Source Software
is very close to the definition of Free
Software
, however, it allows in practice more restrictive licenses, creating a category of “semi-free”
software
.
Learn more in: Free and Open Source Enterprise Resources Planning
15.
A single encompassing term for
software
that satisfies the following conditions: (1) non-time-delimited, complete
software
whose
source
is publicly available for (re)distribution without cost to the user, (2) imposes minimal, non-restrictive licensing conditions, and (3) is itself either based on non-proprietary technologies or based on proprietary technologies that conform to (1) and (2).
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Software
for which the
source
code is freely available.
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Software
made available as
source
code under a license which permits users to study
source
code, modify, and possibly redistribute binaries and
source
code
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Computer
software
for which the human-readable
source
code is made available under a copyright license, or arrangement This permits users to use, change, and improve the
software
, and to redistribute it in modified or unmodified form. It is often developed in a public, collaborative manner.
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Open source software
is
software
in which the
source
code is available to others for modification or enhancement.
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20.
A computer
software
that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the
software
and its
source
code to others.
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21.
Non-proprietary
software
that can be used with very few constraints or restrictions.
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22.
Software
that allows the original
source
code to be free available which may be freely redistributed or modified (Perens, 2009 AU53: The in-text citation "Perens, 2009" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ).
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23.
Software
that allows the original
source
code to be free available which may be freely redistributed or modified ( Perens, 1999 ).
Learn more in: Massive Open Online Courses and Integrating Open Source Technology and Open Access Literature Into Technology-Based Degrees
24.
Generically,
open source
refers to a program in which the
source
code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge.
Open source
code is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers improve upon the code and share the changes within the community. For a more technical definition visit the Web site of the
Open Source
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25.
Like in free
software
,
open source software
should comply to the four freedoms. But, while free
software
emphasizes freedom,
Open Source
is an approach that more emphasis on
software
quality.
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source
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It is the
software
with its
source
code
open
ly available for anyone to use and modify.
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Software
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source
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Software
that provides
source
code and possibly modifications. Its use may have various restrictions, which are dependant on the license.
Software
can be developed by an individual author or a collaborative community.
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