:Open Source 101: An Executive Guide to Open Source
Open Source 101: An Executive Guide to Open Source Nov 21, 2008, 13 :03 UTC (1 Talkback[s]) (4408 reads) (Other stories by Christopher Lindquist)
"What is open source?
Back in 1997, Bruce Perens, a prominent Linux operating system developer, wrote a document concerning the distribution and development of the Debian Linux distribution. He later removed references to Debian and created what is now known as new. Among other things, the Definition states that open source software must be distributed without royalty, that the distributor must make the source code for the software freely available, and the derivative works from the code must also be released as open source.
"Open source is essentially a cousin of the Free Software Movement, created in 1983 by Richard Stallman to promote the free distribution of software unfettered by standard proprietary code restrictions. Free software's rules are codified by the General Public License (GPL), which as of October 2006 was under review for its third revision."
