OPEN SOURCE

PHILOSOPHY
SRAVIKA PAVAN
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Introduction Terminology Philosophy of Important

open source definitions
 INTRODUCTION
Open source software is
referred to those categories
of software/programs whose
licenses do not impose much
restrictions. These type of
softwares gives freedom to
the users to use/run the
software for any purpose.
The topics that are discussed today are:
• Terminology
• Philosophy of open source
 Terminology

The two major terminologies

used in open source are:
• Free software
• Open source software
 DEFINITION OF CONCEPTS
Free software
it means a software which is freely
accessible and can be freely used,
changed, improvised, copied and
distributed by all. And no payments are
needed to be made.
Example : MYSQL,LINUX,etc
Open source
software
It is a software which can also be
freely used(only in terms of
modification, constructing new
models around the software, etc).
It does not have to be free of
charge.
Example : firefox, openoffice,etc
 Free software
• The definition of free software written by
Richard Stallman and published by Free
Software Foundation (FSF) defines “free
software” means software that respects
the user’s freedom.
• To access source code of free software
may be chargeable by a
company/organization.
• Some examples of free software are
MySQL Relational Database, Apache
Tomcat server, Java, OpenOffice.org Office
Suite and Linux Kernel.
 types of Free software

Freedom 1 Freedom 2
Free
software
Freedom 3 Freedom 4
 Types of free software

Freedom 0 Freedom 1

The freedom to run the

program for any The freedom to study how
purpose. the program works.
 Types of free software

Freedom 2 Freedom 3

The freedom to The freedom to improve the

redistribute copies to program and release your
others improvements to public or
community
Open source software(oss)

• The term ‘open source’ refers to software,

which is available with its source code.
• These software are free of cost in terms of
making modification according to
requirements, but a company that makes a
business model around the open source
software may receive payments for providing
support to or further development of the
business model.
 recap

● Terminology
Open source
● Philosophy

terminology ● Free
software
● Freedom 0
● oss
● Freedom1

● Freedom2 Types of free software

● Freedom 3
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 DEFINITIONS

FLOSS GNU FSF

It means, the it is an operating It stands for Free

software which can system, which can Software
be obtained free of be obtained as free Foundation. It is
cost, get copied, software. As, it is a non-profitable
modified, named ‘GNU’s not organisation,
redistributed and Unix’, because its which supports
available with the design (front-end) GNU operating
source code. It in first looks, like system. It was
stands an Unix. founded in 1985
for Free/Libre Open by Richard
Source Software. Stallman.
 DEFINITIONS

OSI FREEWARE W3C

It stands for Open It generally refers to It stands for World

Source Initiative. It the softwares, Wide Web
is an organisation, which are available Consortium. It is
which is related to for free of cost. The responsible for
promote open user has no maintaining the
source softwares. It restrictions on standard of
was founded in copying and software for the
February, 1998 by distribution of the world wide web. It’s
Bruce Perens and software but the work is to develop
Eric S. Raymond. user can not modify protocols for the
such software world wide web. It
because the source was developed in
code is not available
 DEFINITIONS

PROPRIETARY COPYLEFTED
SOFTWARE SHAREWARE SOFTWARE

It is neither an It refers to the It is a free

open source software which is software whose
software nor freely made available for distribution terms
available software. with a right to ensure that all
It can be redistribute copies. copies of all
distributed freely The objective of versions carry
by the Shareware is to more or less the
permission/grant make the same distribution
of the availability of the terms.
owner/supplier. software to as
many its users as
possible. 
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