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Open Source

What is it?

Open source is a type of software where the source code is available to everyone. Anyone can view, use, modify, and distribute the code.

Tech Understandability: Beginner

Simple One-Sentence Definition

Open source software is free to use and share, with its code open to public collaboration.

Analogy or Comparison

Think of open source like a community cookbook. Anyone can add a recipe or change an existing one.

Why it matters?

Open source fosters innovation and collaboration. It allows more people to contribute to software improvement.

Fun Fact

Many popular software programs, like Linux and Firefox, are open source.

Related Terms

Source Code: Source code is the human-readable list of instructions that a computer executes.

GitHub: GitHub is a platform where developers can store, share, and collaborate on open source projects.

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