Module 1 Session 01: Open Source Software

What is Open Source?

To gain a better understanding of what is open source please read and/or view the following links. These links will provide you with a perspective on what open source is.

1. what is open source?
2. Open Source Initiative: The Open Source Definition (Annotated)
3. Open-source software
4. Comparison of open-source and closed-source software
5. Examples of Open Source Software

Understanding Software Licensing

1. Software license
2. What Is Fair Use?
3. GNU General Public License
4. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission to promote computer user freedom

In this class we will be using an Open Source operating system called Linux.  This is why it is important for you to understand what is open source, as we will be using it throughout this course.

Original webpage by Petersen Gross, modified by William Albritton.