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Open Source ??

Hello Readers, Today i will discuss about the open source term. And also discuss about its importance. Description: open source refers to a program in which the source code is available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge To be considered as open source software by the software development industry, certain criteria must be met: # The program must be freely distributed # Source code must be included. # Anyone must be allowed to modify the source code. # Modified versions can be redistributed. # The license must not require the exclusion of other software or interfere with the operation of other software. Open Source vs. Commercial Software: The most important difference between software created by the open source communities and commercial software sold by vendors is that open source software is published under licenses that ensure that the source code is available to everyone to inspect, change, downlo