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:

Specific products

• Open-source software, software which permits the use and modification of its source code
• Open-source hardware, or open hardware, computer hardware, such as microprocessors, that is designed in the same fashion as open source software.
• Open source video games, video games developed as open source
• Open source record label, open source music

Licensing

• Open Source Definition, as used by the Open Source Initiative.
• Open-source license, a copyright license that makes the source code available with a product.

Society and Culture

• History of Open Source
• Open source advocacy
• Open source government, open source in government
• Open-source unionism, an innovative model for labor union organization.

Procedures

• 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 security, application of open source philosophies to security
• Open source governance, application of the philosophies of the open source movement to democratic principles
• Open Source Intelligence, an intelligence gathering discipline based on information collected from open sources

Organisations

• 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
• Open Source Technology group, news, forums, and other resources for IT

Miscellaneous

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