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[[Category:Encyclopedia]]'''Open source''' or '''open-source''' is the idea that source code for a piece of software is freely available for viewing and modifying. The term "Open Source" is a trademark of the [http://www.opensource.org/ Open Source Initiative]; This means that OSI must approve of a license before it can be described as an open-source license.
 
The [[MIT/X11 License]] isand anthe example[[GPL]] ofare anexamples of open source licenselicenses.
 
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