What is Open source: Definition and 55 Discussions

Open source is source code that is made freely available for possible modification and redistribution. Products include permission to use the source code, design documents, or content of the product. It most commonly refers to the open-source model, in which open-source software or other products are released under an open-source license as part of the open-source-software movement. Use of the term originated with software, but has expanded beyond the software sector to cover other open content and forms of open collaboration.

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    Mathematica Open Source Mathematica/Derive like program

    Hi, can anyone recommend me an open source or at least a free program similar to Derive or Mathematica? I did some searching on the web but didn't found anything useful. I would like a program in which I can enter Integal[{x^2},x]; and then have the output of x^3/3 preferably something...
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    Looking for open source alternatives to popular math software?

    Anyone know of any open source alternatives to MatLab, Maple, Mathematica, etc.?
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    Reading open source software code

    Hi Ho! ^^v I know that open source software can be reworked by many people. Because of that, it grows rapidly. Frankly, I wonder how people can rework it if they don't have a good technique in reading the source code. When reading Emacs source code, I really confused from where I should...
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    Sun Open Sources Solaris: Legal Challenges Ahead

    I don't know what Sun is thinking but they have decided to open source solaris: http://news.com.com/'Open+Source+Solaris'+to+debut+this+year/2100-7344_3-5364052.html What I'm wondering is how they are going to get through all the legal issues involving UNIX(tm).
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    Open Source Hack And Patch Future Of Linux

    OPEN SOURCE HACK AND PATCH WEBSITE the game hacking and pathcing linux system each hack and patch comes with a set of points points are awarded base on how many hacks and patch each use will climb a top 100 board to see who is the best. Patcher is the new term of the future no hacker. It would...
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