Open source refers to a program or software in which the source code (the form of the program when a programmer writes program in a particular programming language) 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.
The rationale for this movement is that a larger group of programmers not concerned with proprietary ownership or financial gain will produce a more useful and bug-free product for everyone to use. The concept relies on peer review to find and eliminate bugs in the program code, a process that commercially developed and packaged programs do not employ.
The basics
…show more content…
The only condition is to include the copyright and permission notice in all copies.
Q Public License (QPL): QPL prohibits development of proprietary software based on the software licensed under the QPL. Anyone can make modifications and redistribute them in the form of patches along with original source code, as modifications must be distinct from the original. Generated binaries are allowed to have the same name as the original, which is important for dynamic libraries and similar components. Additionally, it forces the author of modification to grant the original producer the right to distribute the changes also under any other license, e.g. a proprietary one.
BSD License: The license was developed by the University of California at Berkeley. It is very non-restrictive, it is similar to the GPL, but does not require derivative works to be subject to the same terms as the initial BSD License. Under the BSD Licenses, distribution of source code is permitted, but not mandated for derivative works. Programs under the BSD Licenses can be combined with proprietary software.
Open Source Software (OSS) for