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Understanding OPEN-SOURCE<\/a><\/h1>

OPEN-SOURCE<\/a> software refers to computer software with its source code made available with a license in which the copyright holder provides the rights to study, change, and distribute the software to anyone and for any purpose. The OPEN-SOURCE-INITIATIVE<\/a> (OSI) acts as a steward of the Open Source Definition<\/a>, which sets the criteria for what constitutes open-source software. This movement was preceded and influenced by the FREE-SOFTWARE-MOVEMENT<\/a>, founded by RICHARD-STALLMAN<\/a>, although the two differ in their underlying philosophy.<\/p>

One of the most significant achievements in the OPEN-SOURCE<\/a> community is the LINUX-KERNEL<\/a>, originally released by LINUS-TORVALDS<\/a> in 1991. The success of the LINUX-KERNEL<\/a> demonstrated the power of COLLABORATIVE-DEVELOPMENT<\/a>. Today, millions of projects are hosted on platforms like GITHUB<\/a> and GITLAB<\/a>, utilizing VERSION-CONTROL<\/a> systems such as GIT<\/a>. Legal frameworks for these projects are provided by licenses like the GNU-GENERAL-PUBLIC-LICENSE<\/a>, the MIT-LICENSE<\/a>, and the APACHE-LICENSE<\/a>. For more information on the history of this movement, refer to the Wikipedia entry on Open-source software<\/a>.<\/p>