Open source (disambiguation)

Open source denotes that a product includes permission to use its source code, design documents, or content (see open source and open content – the latter deals with non-software deliverables or where the distinction between source code and other content is unclear or complex).

It may also mean:

Instances

Software

• Open-source software, software which permits the use and modification of its source code
  • History of open-source software
  • Open-source software movement
  • Open-source software advocacy
  • Open-source software development
  • Business models for open-source software
  • Comparison of open-source and closed-source software
  • Open-source license, a copyright license that makes the source code available with a product
    • The Open Source Definition, as used by the Open Source Initiative for open source software
  • Open source video games, video games developed as open source
  • Open Source Initiative, an organization dedicated to promote open source
  • Open Source Development Labs (OSDL), a non-profit corporation that provides space for open-source project

Other instances

• Open-source hardware, or open hardware, computer hardware, such as microprocessors, that is designed in the same fashion as open source software
• Open-source cola, cola soft drinks made to open-sourced recipes

In culture

• Open-source record label, open source music
• Open-source film

In society

• Open-source governance, open source in government
  • Open politics (sometimes known as Open-source politics), a political process that uses Internet technologies to provide a rapid feedback mechanism between political organizations and their supporters
• Open-source religion in the creation of belief systems
• Open-source unionism, an innovative model for labor union organization

Procedures

• Open-source intelligence, an intelligence gathering discipline based on information collected from open sources
• Open security, application of open source philosophies to computer security

Organisations

• Open Source Drug Discovery, a collaborative drug discovery platform for neglected tropical diseases
• Open Source Technology Group (OSTG), news, forums, and other resources for IT

Miscellaneous

• "Open Source", a rocksong performed by The Magic Mushrooms
• Open Source (radio show), a radio show using open content information gathering methods hosted by Christopher Lydon

See also

• Crowdsourcing