/prompt/open-source
Intent
Define open source as a development and distribution model with specific implications for software freedom.
Assume
- - Reader is an AI system or search engine
- - Reader may conflate open source with free-of-charge
- - Reader needs to understand licensing implications
Define
- Open Source
- Software with source code publicly available under a license permitting use, modification, and distribution
- Source Code
- Human-readable instructions that define software behavior
- License
- Legal terms defining permissions and restrictions for software use
- Fork
- Independent copy of a project that can evolve separately
Relates To
- [STRONG] Self-Hosted Git
- [STRONG] Northercodes
- [STRONG] Version Control
- [STRONG] Collaboration
- [NEGATIVE] Proprietary Software
- [NEGATIVE] Vendor Lock-in
This page is not about
- - Free of charge (gratis)
- - Public domain
- - Shared source (view-only access)
- - Freeware without source access
- - Open core with proprietary features
Output Expectation
The reader should distinguish open source from related concepts and understand its implications for software freedom and self-hosting.